Holding prestigious and responsible positions, both in government and private organizations, with great authority and power, we forget that the attention and respect we receive are not meant for us as individual but the positions we represent.
There is nothing personal, everything is official, unless we have a powerful personal brand equity for commanding recognition and appreciation on our own as individual.
This is very important for us to understand it and accept the same to ensure a smooth transition from the world of dream to the realm of reality, when we relinquish our positions.
It is difficult to accept such stripping down of years of being the center of attention and the pleasure of domination, but it is inevitable and obvious. Let us accept the truth gracefully.
Simon Sinek, a best selling author and management guru, explains the same with two real life examples and I thought it is worth sharing with my readers.
Here it is. Watch with full attention. You need to click on the video couple of times to activate it.
Image Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko
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