Reflecting on the methods of your accomplishments
December 27, 2008
As we wind down the year many have created chaos in our world by the methods of their accomplishments. The lack of honesty and honorable means by which they attained their success has hurt many in direct and indirect ways.
As we take a moment to reflect on our own methods of achievement I advise all to take into consideration those that are harmed by means you took that were less honorable. Get advice if you feel the need to come clean and manage the correction properly.
Setting right what you may have done wrong is rewarding but may come with consequence. Being protected and prepared for those consequences will be helpful in turning over your new leaf.
Freedom from concern and worry of looking over your shoulder for who will find out your less honorable methods and expose you will be a relief if you clean up your past right and move forward with better intentions. I recommend getting a team in place to support you if you have struggled with doing things honorably in the past.
There will be more fall outs to come as one large scheme after another is getting exposed. We will have to be patient as the process unfolds and the hurt will be felt on many levels. If anything we should look over the shoulders of the naive who still fall prey to false information and are victims. I recently saw huge advertising coverage on several stations about government home loans available and the company was really just set up to take a large application fee and give false hope to those suffering in foreclosure.
We can not turn our backs on deceitful business practices any more and we can not participate in the problem by using methods of doing business that perpetuate dishonesty. Speak up if you become aware of something that doesn’t seem right and review your own practices and accomplish your success with honesty and integrity the result will be longer lasting.
Avoid Alienating Your Friends and Parners With These Principles
December 25, 2008
Alienating your friends and partners directly or indirectly can ruin your friendships and career opportunities in the future. Here are five principles to think about utilizing to decrease your chances of self-inflicting alienation.
1. Do not withhold favors or being helpful when possible, a giver of good deeds is much better received than a taker.
2. When deserving support or advancement be sure to honor your friends and partners, sharing credit on co-operative projects and actions.
3. Do not take what is not yours or fail to return what you borrowed.
4. Never delay payment to or promotion of others it shows a disrespect of their service and time. If you can’t take care of things do not ignore them and pretend they don’t exist – this is a failure to live in reality.
5. Always right any wrong immediately. Take inventory quietly at the end of your day and make sure you were respectful and kind to all you encountered. If you were not make ammends where possible.
As the new year approaches resolve as many resentments and wrongs as you can, entering this new year with less hanging over you will be the best gift you can give yourself. There are always some wrongs that are difficult to make right but trying and retrying to fix as much as possible will be honored with open doors and opportunities in the future.
Best Wishes to everyone this Christmas and in 2009 may success and peace come to all of you.
Shellee Hale
