Before my eyes he morphed into an entirely different person. Had the expression on his face spoken it would have said, “Thank you. Thank you for hearing me.”
“Look,” I said. “I appreciate the opportunity. So let me read for you. I’ll give you my best shot and if you can use me, great. If not, well, at least I got to meet you.” We talked for an hour: about the business, families, guy stuff. He was wide open and so was I. I didn’t get the part. Not that one. But I auditioned for him on four separate occasions and he cast me twice. He became a friend I would have missed had I been practicing “invulnerability.”
Now I practice “vulnerable” at every opportunity. Always successfully? No. But I’ll tell you, even an unsuccessful “vulnerable” is much better than a successful “invulnerable.” If I had a Jewish grandmother, right about now she’d say, “Try it. You’ll like it.”
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Following are links to other articles in this issue of Transformation:
Marilyn Smith: Add Vulnerability to a Results-Oriented Enterprise and Produce Extraordinary Outcomes
Meaghan Smith: Vulnerability
David Norris and Charles Smith: Work and Love
https://libraryofprofessionalcoaching.com/concepts/employee-engagement/work-and-love/
Frank White: The Overview Effect and the Camelot Effect
https://libraryofprofessionalcoaching.com/leader-2/the-overview-effect-and-the-camelot-effect/
William Bergquist: Tippy Organizations and Leadership: Engaging an Organizational World of Vulnerability
Barry Oshry: Take a Look at Yourself: The Self in System Sensitizer
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