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The Double Edged Sword Will Get You!WHY BE AN AFFILIATE?
Are you very driven? What am I talking about? Many people who are strivers and achievers are very driven. Deep down inside , they have some buttons that are pushing them relentlessly. In many cases, they don’t even know it. They live with the double edged sword. Energy and drive are a plus for them “up to a point”. I am referring to high achievers and career minded people. After that point is reached, this drive, if not controlled, can work against the individual.Maybe you are you're worst enemy? How so? Ambition and drive can serve an individual well during the initial stages of one’s career. After someone has reached a certain degree of progress and achievement, qualities other than drive and ambition become more important. Usually middle management is where the disparity or double edged sword becomes pertinent. As one aspires and progresses through the executive ranks of his company, the demands on an individual change. Commitment What is usually important, in most cases, is commitment and dedication to the cooperate goals of the stated company. Things like wisdom, judgment, leadership abilities, and the ability to maintain a reasonable cooperative attitude and high morale among workers becomes essential. Balance Coinciding with one’s career drive, is a necessity for maintaining and growing in one’s personal life. This, contrary to what many people think, is an absolute necessity. You need this balance, healthy attention to career and personal life inorder to continue an upward growth pattern, personal and professional. That’s right. You have to “grow” your family relationships just like you grow your career. If you don't you are facing the double edged sword, favoring career over personal life. Ignore personal life. It is human nature for the high achiever, to ignore the personal life in favor of the career. This is a terrible mistake. Why? Because eventually, favoring your career over your personal life will cause you big time destruction. Most importantly, the high achiever, will end up facing personal destruction and negativity both career wise and personally. By ignoring your personal life, your family life, as times moves on, you can expect a troubled spouse and children. This can lead to divorce and all kinds of problems for your children. You need quality "time". In another words, if you want Quality Relationships, you have to invest quality time with your loved ones. There is no short cut or magic pill. This business of “I don’t spend much time with my family, but when I do, it’s very quality time”, is pure hogwash.You definitely will face the consequence of living with a double edged sword. It’s not just your family that pays a price. You do also. Big time. And, where it hurts most. Right where your heart and soul is…your ambition and career. Like career burnout. And, how do you pay a price? Your personal life can very well end up a disaster. If you are young and ambitious, most likely none of this is a concern to you. This is mother nature’s way of pulling the wool over your eyes. Unless you are borderline psychopathic, your latter years will pay you back with a big bill of costs. Just look at the Headliners in most walks of life. Business, sports, you name it. There are a whole bunch of Movers and Shakers out there that are facing all kinds of family problems. They are saddled with big alimony checks, they have gone through two or three spouses, their kids don’t respect them and most importantly, they don’t want anything to do with the Big Enchilada. this is what happens when you live with a double edged sword. And, these “losers”, oh excuse me, we don’t want to diminish the American Dream, are holding a big bag of “regrets”. So what good is all of that money and success? I guess it can pay for all of that misery they have or is coming 100 mph down the road at them. You want proof? You want some proof? Or, maybe you doubt the wisdom of this article. Just go visit any hospital. Check out the rooms of patients that are empty and lonely. You know, like the patient has no company or close family visiting them. Believe me, these sick old guys and gals aren’t thinking to themselves, “Gee, I am so happy because I have a million dollars in the bank or whatever.” And for what? For a few slaps on the back and a couple nice promotions and pay raises. Your kidding? I am saying, go for the Gold and get as much of that good stuff as you can, but, at all costs, keep your “balance and perspective”. Don’t forget family priorities. Money and success are wonderful, but your family is irreplaceable. I can guarantee you, for the long haul of happiness, you can’t afford to short change your family members. What goes around really does come around.
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