Before your partner hints that they need support.
Before your parent reaches out for help.
Before your colleague struggles in silence.
Before your client asks for the update.
Anticipate. Imagine what the other person needs, an exercise in empathy that, when practiced, becomes a habit.
This is how you add value.
People we trust most are those who sense needs before they are spoken. They send a message before someone feels forgotten. They refill the glass before it is empty. They notice, and they act.
Same principle applies to growth. Seek out the challenging path, the part that others avoid. The more valuable and rare a skill is, the more indispensable you become.
If it feels too easy, it probably is.
If it stretches you, it shapes you.
Growth begins when you stop waiting for instruction and start moving with intention.
Take the initiative. Go.