Some distance down the drive a security guard, with a clear view of how wide open the turn around area was, began to yell and motion to the very slow moving driver that, you know, hey- you got it come on back. No problems. Why are you going so slowly? Her lack of pace seemed to affect him.
Well the yell and the arm waving of the security guard shut down the driver.
She could only surmise that she was doing something wrong: maybe she thought she wasn't allowed to back up on the grass or maybe she thought there was something in the way she couldn't see.
It took far more time for the security guard to walk down the driveway and for the driver to realize he was just encouraging her and for her then to regain her composure and confidence to start backing up again.
Sometimes the best encouragement we can offer is to let people proceed at their own pace on a path that will ultimately lead to their success.
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Sometimes not saying anything is the hardest thing.
Always a kind of reality check: is this about me (i have to interject "encouragement") or the success of the other person (I can be ok with them being successful without them knowing I was watching.)
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