I recently had the experience of oversharing. It wasn’t the inappropriate oversharing of personal information, but rather a professional oversharing. I was discussing with peers and colleagues how I achieved some particular success. My excitement and passion for my work spilled over, in spite of myself. I was all too eager.
How is it I don’t contain myself, hold some reserve? Does the very act of containment tamper the enjoyment, passion and excitement? Can one be intentional in the art of sharing by paying more attention to the listeners? I think so. I think I can hold onto my initial enjoyment without creating the spillover. So I change my focus, from myself to my audience.
Sometimes the level of passion does become dampened when I contain myself in this way. And yet, I am making the choice to keep things a little more under wraps – not out of fear, but out of strength. This practice has changed me. I feel more centered. In this way I am providing my own professional self-care. The excitement and passion have moved into joy.
