“…just show up correct.” My very wise friend (Emi Rosanwo) dropped this gold nugget as she was concluding a story about being frustrated with people who don’t respect the time and emotional energy of others. I asked her to say more. She went on to describe “correct” as having done the work for yourself before you bring someone else into it, like having a high fidelity draft of something ready before you ask for review. I love the conviction here.
“Correct” is doing what you’re responsible for before you show up and ask someone else for their part. It’s showing up ready. Will I show up correct 100% of the time? No, of course not. I’ll have off days, and days when I think I’m showing up correct but I’m not. I don’t think “correct” is expecting people to show up “perfect,” but rather that they’ve put in the effort to respect the time, energy, and emotions of other people.
I’m making it a goal to show up correct for the people in my life.
Daily Learnings 