August 17, 2021
I was stopped the other day by an MOD. Manager On Duty, “Hey, what’s going on? You seem a little down. I depend on your upness to keep my team believing.” This isn’t a negative! I felt offended. Depending on my upness to keep your team believing? There are so many ways to lead and relying on my positive approach isn’t a firm step in a daily direction. Upness isn’t even a word! But I understood the moment and found myself gut checking the possibilities of there being a lull. It instantly reminded me of how we react when the smartphone captures a bad selfie. The eyes are screwed up, the smile is whacky and or your hair doesn’t come out in its true color. Caught in a lack of upness. Judged on it. Which is where so many people are today. Remote working is quickly becoming what we once did. Businesses are calling their herds back to the field. No matter what you think or believe your mindset will have to be what a decision maker envisions. Let’s make this clear. I’m not nor was I angry by the comment. It allowed me enough space to think about image. The presentation of the performance. One of my pet peeves is seeing a coworker with their arms crossed or their eyes glued to a smartphone. Mentally I lose it. My ambition drops five hundred feet. Could that have been that single moment when the Manager On Duty caught me without my upness? Guilty by way of continuation. The transferring of energy. Sadly, being naturally upbeat clogs my chapters of awareness. Fake happy can be attained but will they believe? You are on display in places designed by others. Is this the time to showcase feelings? Your upness is needed.