Last week, I invited you to pause and honestly assess how you’re doing halfway through the year.
This week, I’d like to invite you to go one step further.
Take inventory.
Not of your goals.
Not of your accomplishments.
But of what you’re carrying.
Over the years, I’ve noticed something both in my own leadership journey and in the women I work with:
Capable women often carry more than they should.
We carry responsibilities.
We carry expectations.
We carry guilt.
We carry pressure.
And sometimes we continue carrying things long after they’ve served their purpose.
I remember seasons in my corporate leadership career when I believed being dependable meant saying yes to everything.
The more capable I became, the more people placed on my plate.
And because I could carry it, I did.
Until I realized capability doesn’t automatically mean responsibility.
Just because you can carry something doesn’t mean you’re supposed to.
That realization changed the way I lead.
And honestly, it’s a lesson I’m still learning.
One of the questions I often ask myself now is:
“What am I carrying that God never asked me to carry?”
That’s not always an easy question.
But it’s often a freeing one.
As you move into the second half of the year, consider:
- What responsibilities have become too heavy?
- What expectations are no longer serving you?
- What commitments need to be reevaluated?
- What worries need to be surrendered?
- What guilt needs to be released?
Not everything that’s on your shoulders belongs there.
Sometimes leadership isn’t about taking on more.
Sometimes it’s about releasing what no longer belongs in your next season.
Perhaps the second half of this year isn’t asking you to do more.
Perhaps it’s inviting you to carry less.
Steadfastly,
Angie