Category: Leadership

As I have mentioned there are people that will not like you. There will be nothing you can do about that. Accept that fact and life becomes better.

However, there is another deeper side to others NOT liking you. There are people out there that will blame you for their problems. There are people that for no reason than their own ignorance will find a way to blame you for their problems.

People will go out of their way to blame you for their problems. Whatever the problem they are refusing to accept responsibility for their actions and inactions. They refuse to hold themselves accountable but are quick to hold others accountable and swift to lay blame.

You cannot give up when it comes to dealing with that kind of behavior. As a leader, get used to this becoming a standard and not an exception. It is when you set the example of holding yourself accountable and holding those that need to be held accountable accountable that you begin to change yourself, how others see you, interact with you and ultimately, they will change themselves.

Remember, Actions over Words all day, every day!

Get to work,

David Guerra, MBA

author of THE WALKING LEADER

DO NOT GIVE UP: When Others Drink The Poison & Expect You To Die

There are all kinds of human beings out there. Some will like you, some will despise you and others do not give a damn about you. Then there are some that might not even know and already they do not like you. That’s fine, leaders you know you are not here to please everyone all the time.

Thus, it is only a matter of time when you will encounter someone, for a reason known only to them that they will not want you to be a part of their lives and will do what it takes (short of committing a felony) to keep you out. Let them be. Don’t go stirring the hornet’s nest in a vain attempt to find out why they want you gone so bad. 

Sometimes people do not need a reason to do the things they do. 

When it comes to people caring about themselves there are four kinds of people in the world:

#1 Those that care only about themselves and screw everyone else. That is pretty self explanatory.

#2 Those that do not care about themselves and expect no one to do the same. 

#3 Those that will never care about themselves but go out of their way to care about others.

#4 Those that care about themselves to ensure that they can continue to care about others.

Personally, I like the fourth type of person. That individual recognizes that in order for them to be a successful leader they have to take care of themselves in order to continue to be in a position to take care of others. This leader is one that almost always leads by example. They show their followers that they must take care of themselves first in order to be good enough to take care of and lead others.

Remember, Actions over Words all day, every day!