DEAR POLITICIAN; WHAT ARE YOU NEGLECTING? 8


MAINTAIN A HEALTHY TRIANGLE!

DO YOU HAVE GOOD FRIENDS?

Success they say has many fathers, but failure is an orphan. Your success attracts many to you as a politician, the good, the bad and the ugly. How do you weed off the fake from the real is your first task as You seek to build a legacy.

A true friend should be the one who can disagree with you and not be afraid to express it. It was George Bernard Shaw who said “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.” Politicians over the years have proved George Bernard Shaw wrong. You too can.

The key is to remain grounded, don’t be the smartest one in the room, admit when you are wrong and make adjustments. Remember not everyone around you are real friends, avoid the yes men who are only attracted by the opulence of office and the opportunity to ride on your back to their meal ticket and won’t be there when that is no longer available.

The story is told of a Military Administrator in the Military era whose father – in - law died while he was in office. The Cows came in their numbers, so was the drinks, friends and contractors struggled to outdo one another as the burial was turned into a carnival of some sort. A few Months later, his own father died and he did not even get a goat to lay his own father to rest, why? He was no longer in office. 

“A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.” ~ Dalai Lama

You need Good and Genuine Friends as a Politician

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