For my mentee...
In one of my earlier posts entitled "Just me ...", I stated that 'the people making sure you are around are the people that you should be making sure you are around’. I was asked to elaborate on this point. Simply put, this statement means that I had to stop putting energy and time into relationships with people that did not reciprocate that effort. A key indication that someone doesn’t want to be bothered with you is that they don’t bother with you. They don’t call, send an email or check in with you. They simply respond whenever you reach out to them. If they don’t have anything else to do, they humor you. Nevertheless, I had it in my head that I had to maintain the relationship because I felt obligated. Obligated by my relation to the person or the length of time that I knew them or even that they had done something for me. I finally had to ask myself, is this worth it? Don't get ...