Courage often looks like being the only one willing to say “wait, is this okay?”
RESILIENCE
RESILIENCE
Groups build momentum, and momentum feels like agreement even when almost nobody in the group is comfortable. Everyone waits for someone else to object, so nobody does, and the plan goes ahead by default. One person asking a plain question breaks that, which is both why it takes nerve and why it works. Most of the time you are saying out loud what several people were already thinking.
You do not have to argue, only ask. Put the question once, calmly, with no accusation in it, and notice how quickly other people agree.
When did you want to stop something and stayed quiet?
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