Are You a Faucet or a Drain in Your Relationships?

You can think you're a positive person and still be the drain in the room. In this episode, Amy shares two simple visuals: the faucet and the drain, and the stadium of people in your life. You'll learn how to spot who fills you up, who empties you out, and how to honestly check which one you are. Amy also explains why you can't (and shouldn't) kick every drain out of your life, but you can move them to the nosebleed seats and bring faucets to the front row. Plus: why healthy faucets turn off, what Jesus modeled in Luke 5:16, and why your front row only needs three to five people.

Key takeaways

A faucet adds value to the room. A drain takes it away. It is not about positive versus negative; it is about what you leave behind.Drains are easy to spot in others and hard to spot in yourself. Turn the lesson inward.You can't always remove people, but you can choose who gets a front row seat to your life, business, leadership, motherhood, and home.Healthy faucets turn off. Rest is not selfish, and if being a faucet exhausts you, it is probably people pleasing.Your front row needs only three to five faucets.Try this this week

Name the faucets in your life and what they do that fills you up.Ask yourself in one specific place: "What can I add here?"Decide who needs to move a few rows back, and whether you need to move back for someone else.Hit the unfollow button on social media drains. It's the easiest practice round there is.