Roots in the Storm | The People Right in Front of You Are the Point — Ep. 10

"Mom, are you listening?" Today's episode starts with a question my youngest asked me — one I couldn't answer, because I genuinely had no idea what he'd just said. I'm talking about presence, and who in our lives actually gets the best of us.

🔑 5 Takeaways from this episode:

1. We can be physically present and still completely miss the people right in front of us — clients, schedules, and to-do lists can quietly take priority.
2. Different people need different kinds of presence — what works for one of my boys doesn't work the same for another.
3. The real question isn't just "am I listening" — it's "who is getting the best of me?" Clients? Strangers at Walmart? Or the people I do life with every day?
4. Clients and circumstances come and go — but the people closest to you are constants, and they deserve to know they have your availability.
5. This week's challenge: tell someone you do life with how important they are, and ask them honestly — "do you feel like I listen well?" Then just receive their answer.

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