"Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts."
Edward R. Murrow
Often I heard from employees and kids why something expected would not be happening.
I found it difficult to explain that no matter the reason, our client, the teacher, coach, etc., wouldn't care why something they were told would happen, wasn't going to as they assumed.
However, as Mr. Murrow said, the fact that I found getting this point across to be difficult, did not relieve me of the responsibility to do so.
In the end, reward goes to those who perform rather than those who explain why they don't and that is just as true for us adults as it is for our kids.
I found it difficult to explain that no matter the reason, our client, the teacher, coach, etc., wouldn't care why something they were told would happen, wasn't going to as they assumed.
However, as Mr. Murrow said, the fact that I found getting this point across to be difficult, did not relieve me of the responsibility to do so.
In the end, reward goes to those who perform rather than those who explain why they don't and that is just as true for us adults as it is for our kids.
In other words, put up or shut up?
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