Minute of My Thoughts - Caring

I shared yesterday this Minute with Maxwell leadership tip about Caring. Watch the short minute video clip here.

It doesn't just resonate with leadership, but also for me right now about my personal life. "Caring" is probably that "thing" that rears it's head sometimes directly related to my childhood.

I think what I wish for most is for someone who not only cares about me, but also shows me they care. And also remembers me on certain days.

Heck, maybe all females are like this? Heck, maybe all humans want this. But with no family left who might have been that person for me, and no friends who do this, it just makes the desire even stronger, I guess.

I don't dwell on it or let it get me down (I have too many blessings I'm grateful for!). It's simply just a fact I live with.

Not the end of the world, either. Plus, I know many of my friends care about me and think of me, but they have their own lives to live; and that's how it should be!

I learned recently not to get hurt over those things. Otherwise, I will just lose more friends. So, instead, I just don't take it personal or let the hurt get too strong.

I did look at Lily last weekend and start sobbing.... my heart was full of such deep love!.... knowing and feeling she unconditionally loves me and shows me she cares about me all the time. She really rescued me! She's been truly the most amazing blessing for me. I cry with her sometimes because I can feel how close we are and that we love each other.

I think this "caring thing" is more of just a beautiful wish that someday a guy might be in my life and show me they care, tell me they think of me, and reach out to me on certain days (good or tough).

And I'm okay with that.

I have been blessed to even know what this feels like - several ex boyfriends had been like this in the beginning of our relationship.

Minute with Melinda

Minute with Maxwell - Caring

There is this Leadership Series called "Minute with Maxwell" where you can sign up to receive short leadership video topics from John Maxwell.  Literally a minute or less videos.

One of the top supervisors in my office who I highly respect forwards out the videos/topics of the ones he really likes, and I have saved all the ones that have really touched my leadership bone and got my excited.

Today's minute is about Caring.  Pretty powerful, helpful, for leaders:




It really is only about a minute long, so check it out.

When you walk into a room full of strangers...

I love it when people surprise me, especially when it's the complete opposite of my thinking or characteristic. And even more so when it's kind of shocking to me.

A colleague from another office was visiting my work and I stopped by her temporary office to see how her day went.

We got to talking about all sorts of things.  At some point we started to talk about going out.

And she shared something so amazing, I couldn't wait to write it here on my blog to share with others.

She basically said she loves going to parties or functions or situations where she doesn't know a single person! She actually loves to enter a room full of people she doesn't know, so she can talk to them and get to know them!

It was pretty foreign to my ears; I had never heard of such a thing in my life!

Sure, I've heard extroverts state they are comfortable in situations where they don't know anyone. But to say you get excited walking into a room of strangers because you can't wait to get to know all of them, was actually quite shocking and amazing, but also beautiful and impressive!

I shared this with a top leader here at my office who is an extrovert and even he was impressed/surprised by her comment.  It's pretty unusual, but also pretty cool thinking, huh?!

Now, calm down, peeps.  Please don't think that this is something I will become lol.  I am an introvert around people I don't know, but it's still pretty amazing of her and also gives us another perspective of how to look at a room full of strangers.