For all of my impatient listeners, learn why your impatience is a good thing, and when it is important to lean into patience.

What I learned about impatience on my ride to the studio to tape the podcast, and why I can’t get past the first line of the serenity prayer.

Question Why: Why is patience considered a good thing? Are there times when patience isn’t virtuous?

How I am slowly transitioning from Dorothy to Sophia as I get older, shifting from impatient and fired up to don't care and "let them."

Why this matters:

1. The world needs impatient people and table flippers.
2. Control and fear are at the heart of impatience, so explore and resolve those issues where possible. 

Practical tip: It’s not about right or wrong, it’s about balance. In any situation, learn when to wait, and when to rush in.

In practice: Let’s do this:

1. Give yourself a cooling-off period (take a beat), especially when dealing with people who need time to process their thoughts.
2. Lean into your faith and release control.
3. Team up with a patient friend and work together to build a solution or fix a problem. 

Homework:

Add patience to your to-do list this week. Before you rush in, ask yourself whether you need to be the person who fixes the problem or whether a different person or different tactic is required. 

Encouraging Word

There is virtue in patience, at the right time, and in the right circumstances.

Additional resources: 

Link to my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠yvettesimpson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Link to the book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠authoryvettesimpson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Link to my IG page @⁠⁠⁠⁠theyvettesimpson.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and  DM us your comments and show ideas @powerofypodcast

Show credits:

Producer: Nathan Ivey IG/FB @nathaniveycreative