There are a lot of things that go on behind closed doors that you probably don’t know about.
You didn’t know the people at Enron were stealing. You didn’t know the financial sector was going to implode (or maybe you did), and you don’t know what companies are struggling right now.
Most of us are pretty good at posturing, especially around people we don’t know, our competition, etc. so why is it so hard to believe that when you get a bunch of these people together they’re not pulling one over on you faster than the producers of a reality television show?
And not just the bottom falling out either.
There’s plenty people of out there quietly cultivating their skill set, carefully making plays, saving money, getting their ducks in a row.
Sometimes that’s false humility. Other times it’s orchestrated manipulation. I’d like to think that most of the time it’s just people outgrowing the old and striving for the new.
Saying all the right things into the mic, in front of the lights, to members of the press works sometimes. It still works when that first rockstar employee walks. It still works the first time you step on someone’s back to hoist yourself up the ladder. If you’re good it still works when the handful of employees have success elsewhere. If you can prove profit and success consistently it might sustain throughout the duration.
Just beware of that tipping point. Sometimes pulling a small thread unravels the whole ball of yarn.
Reputation earns you the benefit of the doubt until it doesn’t.
What are you doing behind closed doors?
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Whatever it is that we do behind closed doors will soon be manifested outside. What comes in must come out. 🙂
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This is very true. People focus so much on appearances. But it’s important to remember that everything and everyone has an ugly side.
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I think any reputation built on lies/bending of truths/the destruction of others is a sweater with thread hanging off the bottom of it just waiting to get snagged on something. Which is a dangerous thing, especially in today’s times of CNN/Fox News/24 Hour-Sensational News. We as a society are always looking for the opportunity and chance to see the thread unravel.
I would think it is a very scary and uneasy life to live, unless you have truly convinced yourself that what you are doing is right. Exhausting really.
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Ryan,
I try not to clog your blog with my messages, so I only respond to ones that strike a nerve with me. That being said, this one has done so. Perhaps we think very much alike. I enjoyed your message, and it reminds me of more than one person, unfortunately, that I haven’t or don’t trust because I never trully know what they are doing. Those are people that will get what’s coming in the end. There just doesn’t seem to exist a better solution than hard work and honesty. Well done.
.-= Brian Wallace´s last blog ..Mental Pissants Will Sink Your Team =-.
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October 15th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I’d argue that there’s plenty of manipulative, vindictive people that get away with it their whole lives. I’ve witness a multitude myself. I guess it boils down to what you want: Success or Peace of Mind.
Being rich and famous is the be all end all for some, but for the rest of us the peace of mind in knowing that we did the best we could and worked hard with integrity counts as success with or without the acclaim and trail of damaged relationships.
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