“Be authentic” gets tossed around like corporate kale, which is good for you but hard to chew. I get it. Even as a leadership coach, I worry it lands as a motherhood statement.

Have you ever had someone take your kindness and generosity for granted? Perhaps they were happy to accept your help, only to turn around and dismiss it with a hurtful remark when they no longer needed you. It's a gut-wrenching experience that leaves you questioning why you bother to help at all, and it can be easy to beat yourself up over it.