How Am I Sabotaging My Future? – Part 6

How important is integrity? Follow me on this. According to John C. Maxwell, “Everything rises and falls with leadership.” Working backward, we can also say that leadership rises and falls with trust and trust rises and falls with integrity. Together, these three statements make it clear that integrity always matters. Let’s identify a definition before …

How Am I Sabotaging My Future? – Part 5

Curious George was always getting into trouble. I guess the little monkey didn’t know or didn’t care that “curiosity killed the cat.” Comedian Steven Wright cares. He once said, “Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.” These perspectives suggest that curiosity is risky business. And maybe it’s true. But, without …

How Am I Sabotaging My Future? – Part 2

This series continues based on the premise that effective leadership requires certain interpersonal skills and many of these same skills are necessary to advance any career. So where should we go next with the discussion? I don’t know if it matters. Let’s just dive in and see what happens. The book “Never Eat Alone” by …

How Am I Sabotaging My Future? – Part 1

People sabotage their futures in countless ways, sometimes knowingly, but probably more often by neglect or willful ignorance. The old adage, “What we don’t know won’t hurt us.” comes to mind. As far as the outcome is concerned, it probably doesn’t matter. Either way, the results are a tragic waste through missed opportunities and falling …