the Every in your Day

Enemies

They are everywhere.

Allies

As vital in business as in war.

Because business is war.

Conflict

Nation vs. Nation

Neighbor vs. Neighbor

And the most destructive conflict of all -

Self vs. Self

The fuse of all evil.

Routines

Most of us are creatures of habit,

more comfortable with order than anarchy.

By maintaining a routine,

we avoid original thought.

We make it easier on ourselves.

But routines can also create opportunity for the enemy.

Choices

Sometimes there are no good ones.

Sometimes, because of our own actions,

we create situations where any choice is awful.

Then it comes down to making the one that's simply the least bad.

The Urge to Trust

Even the most skeptical and cynical among us are,

at times, vulnerable to deception.

In the same way that we struggle to keep secrets to ourselves,

we want to believe that those we've chosen

to associate or partner with will not hurt us.

Perhaps because we want to believe

our ability to assess character is superior.

Because we want to believe that we are so endearing

that others would hate to take advantage of us.

Or because we desperately want to believe people are inherently good.

For whatever reason, even the most experienced and savvy

have their moments of vulnerability.