Mistakes--100 Words

Mistakes.

Who hasn’t made them?

Be honest. Fess up!

We all have.

A doctor amputates the wrong limb.

An engineer misses something on the blueprint.

A lawyer gets a guilty man off.

Easy to lay blame on those folks.

Much more difficult to lay the appropriate blame at my feet. For my mistakes. When I make a error.

Maybe I’m afraid to admit failure. Or am prideful. Or ashamed.

I need to get over that, accept responsibility, move on.

Conrad Hilton said, “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

Professionalism--100 Words

Professionalism.

I’m struggling with seeing that these days.

As my wife has looked for employment, I’ve watched people lie to her.

No. They didn’t soft-pedal anything. They didn’t try to spare her feelings. Or bend the truth. Or tell a “white lie.”

They lied. Outright lied.

Where’s the professionalism in that?

Call me naïve. I’ve always thought that people who were promoted to important jobs had a certain amount of professionalism about them. So much for that philosophy.

Has it always been that way? Did I not see it? Maybe it’s shame on me. Or, maybe it’s shame on them.