Journal - Wednesday - November 8, 2023 - DEPENDABILITY

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DEPENDABILITY

Who can you depend on? Who can you ring up and with absolute certainty someone will answer?

In my life I have three people, that's right 3: My wife and my two Army buddies.

There are two others that most certainly have been there, and I most certainly Thank them.

As for everyone else, well their level of dependability is usually in one of two forms:

    1. They talk a good game but selectively deliver, meaning depending on the circumstances or the person.

    2. They will be dependable only up to the point you have been dependable in their perceived previous interactions or requests with you. Yes, TIT-FOR-TAT. 

DEPENDABILITY is NEVER CONDITIONAL

 DEPENDABILITY is NEVER COMES WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS or TIERS.

If YOU are one of two types mentioned above: YOU ARE NOT A LEADER.

You are someone that cannot be counted on nor can you be trusted. You have a lot of growing up still left to do. Good Luck with that.

Remember, only a child plays that TIT-FOR-TAT game. Only one with an immature mindset plays games when it comes to being considered dependable. Either you are 100% dependable or you are NOT dependable, at all!

For those that are working on themselves, the time has come to pick a side. Play no games. You want to be taken seriously, then start behaving seriously. 

If you want people to be dependable then show them that they can depend on you. 

For those that want to abuse that, well, cast them adrift and lay their ships bare.

You can only be dependable to yourself and then you must decide who is genuine and who is a poser. 

DEPENDABILITY is a TWO-WAY street. Give it and Get it. Those that want to abuse it, well, they know where they can go straight to.

Yep, I said this...

-David Guerra

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