Chewing Gum and Wedding Rings
OR
Carelessness and Commitment
I’ve had a fall; I slipped on some discarded chewing gum on the stairs at the station and I broke my finger.
Not that big a deal but because of the injury I had to have my wedding ring cut off. For me, that was a big deal.
You see, when we made our vows, my husband placed that ring on my finger and I’ve not taken it off since – not once. Now, because of a careless, thoughtless act, that ring is broken and lying in a drawer.
This is a Business Advisers Forum, so why am I telling you about this minor domestic issue? Well, it got me thinking about relationships, why they work, or not.
It occurred to me that a business relationship should be a bit like a successful marriage; it requires a commitment from both parties, it requires honesty, give and take and seeing out the good and bad times together.
This forum – The Business Advisers Forum – is about banding together for mutual benefit. It is to promote professional, ethical business people and to share knowledge and experience. Let’s work together to grow it, to nail our colours to the mast of professionalism and ethical business practices.
And the chewing gum? All our actions have consequences, intended or not. If we don’t think about what we’re doing we can do damage and not necessarily to ourselves. Conversely, with thought and care we can be a power for good in the world and that has never been more important.
My call to action is that each of us will encourage at least one contact during the next week to join the Forum. We should be honouring our ambassador status and broadcasting the message long and loud.
In this case bigger is better!
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