How to be transparent
As they say, to err is human. We’re fallible and imperfect beings, so no reasonable person expects you to not make mistakes. BUT
Don’t be dishonest. It’s one trait that eats at your soul and work.
As a talent, you want to say what you mean, what happened and what you didn’t see coming. It doesn’t matter whether you don’t keep to promises, miss deadlines or do a poor job, say it as it is. Don’t make excuses for a deadline you missed with plausible denial.
If you haven’t done something because you pushed it, apologize for that and move on. Don’t say “It was because of X” because it makes sense to use that. Your colleagues and employers see through this. You become the “excuses” guy.
When you’re intellectually honest, you’d feel less imprisoned by expectations. You can know if you deserve a raise, bonus or getting fired. You can start and stop things whenever you want because life happened. You don’t have to explain yourself unless you’re getting paid for it.
Intellectual honesty makes you happy with yourself even if people think you’re not reliable, procrastinate a lot or are less hardworking than others. You have free will to quit that job or commit hard to a personal goal. So long it means something to you, and you have a concrete reason for doing so, you’re correct.
Stay focused.
Written by @thanni
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