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Is Being Gay a Choice, and Is Global Warming Real?

What Your Answers Say About You

 

by Glenn Shepard

March 2, 2010

 

 

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“If you marry someone exactly like yourself, one of you is unnecessary.”

 

— Larry Burkett
 

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Dear Glenn,   

I was recently let go for an act I didn’t do. I believe it was actually because I knew too much of what the owners did, and it was not legal. What is your advice to people in my situation so that they may protect themselves?

Sandy in North Dakota

 

 

Dear Sandy,

     You're not going to like my answer. But I'm not here to cry in your beer with you, I'm here to help you further your career and make more money.

      My question is "Why would you have stayed at a company where you knew the owners were doing something illegal?"

       No matter what they did, you're just as guilty if you knew about it.

        If your values have a price tag on them, they're not values. Pick up a copy of Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times by billionaire Jon Huntsman, and move on with your life.

       Thanks for your question.

Glenn in Nashville, TN

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I don’t know if one’s se*ual orientation is a choice, or is genetic.

I also don’t know if global warming is real.

Quite frankly, I don’t spend much time thinking about either.

What I do know about these issues are three things:

1. Some people are very passionate about their beliefs.

2. Some people benefit legally and financially if one belief is adapted, and lose if it’s rejected.

3. If you don’t agree with some of the people who are so passionate about these issues, they will excoriate you.

What I do spend a lot of time thinking about is narrow-minded people who not only think everyone should agree with them, but also see anyone who disagrees as the enemy.

I find it fascinating how the same people who call for tolerance are often the least tolerant of anyone who doesn’t share their opinions.

They’ll often try to squelch any opposing opinion by labeling it as “hate speech”, or worse.

But people who make decisions with their brains, instead of their emotions, understand the importance of being able to disagree with people, without turning everything into a war.

Even the most dysfunctional group in the world – Congress – understands this.

I learned this when I was in Washington visiting the U.S. Senate about twenty years ago.

I saw right wing conservative Bob Dole having lunch with left wing liberal Ted Kennedy, and they were laughing their heads off.

I said to my guide, “I thought they hated each other”. She laughed and said, “That wouldn’t be very smart. They’re coworkers who have to see each other every day”.

I was reminded of this when Ted Kennedy died last year, and it was Bob Dole who wrote one of the most poignant tributes to his friend, which was published in Newsweek.

No two people in the world agree on everything, not even in marriage.

Barbara and George H.W. Bush were reported to disagree on abortion rights. Michelle and Barack Obama were reported to disagree on health care reform.

I like Peyton Manning, and my beautiful bride can’t stand him.

But you shouldn’t agree with anyone on everything, especially your spouse. As Larry Burkett said, “If you marry someone exactly like yourself, one of you is unnecessary”.

The only thing I find more baffling than people who expect total strangers to share their point of view on everything, is how they get themselves all worked up into a frenzy when people don’t.

I can work with people who disagree with me on just about anything, but I can't work with people who want to attack anyone who disagrees with them. After all, that's what Osama Bin Laden does.

As I teach in my program on how to be a great employee, part of being a team player is learning to work with people who don’t always agree with you.

It’s not just good for your company; it’s critical to your career.

 

 

Dedicated To Your Success,

Glenn Shepard

 

 

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