I really enjoy talking with or meeting a person who gives it to you like it is, good or bad. You just don't meet many straight forward people anymore. Most of the people today may give you some version of the truth or what is happening, but most of the time they don't. But why? If someone is telling it like it is then why should someone else get upset? I guess it is the age we live in.
My generation will probably be remembered for being the biggest bull-shooters there is. This is not always bad but it tends to be in business. Now if I am sitting down having a beer with a BS'er then great, but if I am two days from closing and with a BS'er that is telling me how great everything is, when meanwhile the bottom already fell out of the deal then bad, real bad.
We are all taught, whether in school or at home, to not say this, or say this but not that, or don't talk like that in-front of, or only say this in-front of. Where will it end? This same attitude of trying to protect everyones feelings ends up hurting everyone in the long run. If you only we could see that pain only makes us grow stronger. This should include some verbal abuse as well. If you were never told the truth about things until the truth revealed itself then you would be pretty cautious towards everyone and everything. Always expecting something else than what is really there. This is the world we are getting accustomed to. Protecting the feelings of someone so as to avoid maybe an awkward second in life.
I believe I would rather suffer those seconds in life when sometimes the truth hurts, than to live years of my life always wishing someone would have told me sooner. Many mistakes in life can be blamed for this attribute. I can look back on my life and see that all the times that the truth was not revealed right away there were mistakes that followed that could have been avoided.
To conclude, I think that being straight forward and direct with everyone, whether the information you may be sharing is good or bad, is by far the best answer. There may be a second you suffer upfront, but the rewards down the road are tremendous. You will earn the respect of that person in the long run which is what counts in any business.
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