Comments on: Let’s be Honest/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/Making Lives More WonderfulTue, 24 Aug 2021 10:10:14 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Five Blogs – 24 August 2021 – 5blogs/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/#comment-114546Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:10:14 +0000/?p=6231#comment-114546[…] Let’s be Honest Written by: Bob Marshall […]

]]>By: flowchainsensei/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/#comment-114316Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:48:36 +0000/?p=6231#comment-114316In reply to allygill.

I too received such advice in my youth. I ignored it then, and have over the years come to understand the dysfunction inherent in living like that. And, like yourself, spent many years contracting to avoid the politics.

]]>By: flowchainsensei/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/#comment-114315Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:30:37 +0000/?p=6231#comment-114315In reply to Mark Batty.

“And the truth shall set you free.“ 🙂

]]>By: allygill/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/#comment-114314Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:35:12 +0000/?p=6231#comment-114314When I joined a major outsourcing company some 25 years ago my first boss warned me that I had to learn to play the political game. I learnt the rules and played along for a while, but I never felt comfortable being dishonest with myself. As I approach my 60th I can play the grumpy old man card on a regular basis to explain why I’m still politically incorrect and call things for what they are. That’s part of who I am and it’s not going to change. The reason I went freelance is because someone tried to change that part of me…So I quit and told him exactly where he could stick his image consultant!

]]>By: Mark Batty/2021/08/20/lets-be-honest/#comment-114313Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:30:19 +0000/?p=6231#comment-114313Agree Bob, in the past I, like many others, were ultimately afraid to speak the truth for some of the reasons you mentioned. Once you make the conscious decision to be completely honest (though diplomatic most times) it’s liberating.

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