bad news

There’s bad news about good news and bad news.

The good news is that, if you behave accordingly, you really can get people to trust you. To trust your counsel and the words you have to say.

The bad news is that in order to get there, you have to be willing to say the bad news. You have find within yourself enough perspective to be the messenger without shooting yourself in the process. 

You may even have to bear the reputation. Know that not everyone will always be overjoyed to see you, because you may be coming to tell them something they don’t actually want to hear. 

But you’ll hold a different fire close to your chest, one people will come to respect, if not enjoy: that you have shouldered the burden of being a truth-teller, no matter what kind of truth it is.

Thank you. Let’s have a great day