Lead with kindness | Day in the life RCD
Hello RCD reader's, Some days, life just doesn't align. Yesterday was one of those days—the kind where you wake up late, the power goes out right when you need to start your workday, and everything feels like an uphill battle. By the time I headed to the studio to teach my ballet class, I was already feeling off-balance. When I arrived, the energy was heavy. My students were little kids, and they were having one of those days where they just didn't dance well. At the same time, my boss made an unnecessary comment, and because I was already feeling frayed from my chaotic morning, I felt the sting of judgment. It reminded me of a separate, ongoing situation I’ve been navigating with a former top student who has become disengaged—a situation that still weighs on me. In these moments, it is incredibly easy to lead with frustration. It would have been simple to lash out when the class wasn't performing well, or to take my boss's comment and the struggles with my f...
