One of my martial arts students decided to have his birthday party at the school I teach at.
The week leading up to his party, my team discovered he had only one person RSVP.
So they quickly went to work and called his family to let them know, put together a list of other students who might enjoy coming, got the family’s permission to invite them, and took the initiative to do exactly that—successfully having six kids show up to his party.
Can you imagine how that child might’ve felt if the one person to RSVP got sick that day or got too busy to go?
I often write about being the one to take initiatives to connect people… to set up meetings… to plan gatherings that allow for IRL FaceTime… to do the inner work that gives you the confidence to be the first to say hi, start a genuine conversation, and ask the person out… etc.
…But today, I was reminded of how important it is to be the one to do the showing up when invited… to take the initiative to confirm an RSVP… to share your excitement about being a part of their gathering and finding ways you can add even more excitement to the already made plans… and so on.
Showing up might not feel like that big of a deal to you… but to others? To the ones who did the inviting? Who are doing the hosting?
…Trust me when I say very little could be bigger.
Inner Work Prompt: Who has been inviting you to connect that you haven’t been able to RSVP with? Could you confirm that today?