DON’T GIVE OUT REWARDS UNTIL THEY ARE ACTUALLY EARNED
Being a fundamentally nice guy, I have made the mistake multiple times of giving a reward when the performance didn’t warrant it. Every time that I have done this, I have ended up regretting it. Even though you may feel for a minute that you’ve done the right thing, you’ve likely created a pattern and behavior system that will bite you in the end. In some cases, being “nice” has been the death knell of my businesses.
My family and I have traveled to Nepal several times, and I am always overwhelmed by the rampant poverty. Like anyone who has traveled there, I have been approached countless times by small children who must beg in the streets for what little they have, and I always ponder what ...
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