Soft Enough

I’ve been enjoying Life’s a Game, a newsletter by Amanda Goetz. She’s a 2x founder & CMO plus a single mom of 3.

She writes about living a more meaningful and integrated life. And how she juggles her personal and professional demands. Amanda wrote something today that I loved:

“Be strong enough to do it alone, but soft enough to not want to.”

Wow. I’ve always believed in dust to dust. We come in and leave this world on our own. So it’s imperative to cultivate strength to manage independently.

But…even the strong need support. What’s stronger? Admit when we’re struggling and get help. It’s our community that can rally to lift us. You can do both — lean on yourself and your trusted circle — when the going gets tough.

Be soft to be strong.