This week’s topic is Reputation. How important is your reputation? Can you manage it, or just be aware of it? Do you realize you don’t have full control over your reputation, because it’s what others think of you? Building a positive reputation can be done, but takes thought and discipline.
How do you repair a damaged reputation? That will be a topic for another day, but my main advice for this week is, “be a person of your word.”
This is the fourth cast in our new series, Live the Dream, which is a year of introspection. Who are we, and how can we make ourselves better? Are you taking the journey with us? The motivation is to be the new and improved person we dream of.
This series is harder to put together, and it’s harder to look inside to see the truth about some of these problems. It’s a learning experience for me, and I hope one for you, also.
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Dave J. (64 comments.) // Dec 12, 2007 at 8:30 am
Thanks for the kind words in the show! One thought about saying ‘yes’ and the reputation is garners…Unfortunately stepping forward like that puts you in the position of having your reputation up for review at any time. In addition, it also makes you accountable to the commitment you’ve made. Something along the lines of ’sticking your neck out is the surest way to get you head cut off’.
Those are huge, real risks. But the value and rewards of acting certainly outweigh them, I think.
2 Dave J. (64 comments.) // Dec 12, 2007 at 8:31 am
Oh, and here is a book I heard about that sounds like it may apply to “Live the Dream”. It is called Dream Manager.
3 Larry Hendrick // Dec 12, 2007 at 9:53 am
I agree Dave, and I think those are the very reasons many look to say no. And yes, I obviously think the rewards outweigh the risks.
The book looks interesting. I’ll have to check it out. It may write my podcasts for me, who knows. LOL
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