Earlier this week I had a coaching session on Zoom with a client and his boss, during which he presented his Development Plan to grow as a leader. When the boss joined in, I immediately noticed what she was wearing, and said: “That’s a really cool Rolling Stones concert shirt.”
She smiled and replied: “Today is my father’s birthday, and each year my family honors him by wearing his favorite band’s shirt. I’ve appeared at corporate events in front of 300 people and still held true to that.”
At the end of the meeting, I told her that I would immediately listen to ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ as a tribute, and she said, ‘That’s my favorite song.’ My client later told me that his boss emailed him that she did the same thing.
Sticking with a commitment requires confidence and belief that it’s the right thing to do – even when you have to appear on stage not dressed as the audience would expect for the occasion.
