Decision-making can be tricky. I believe that for any relationship to be successful, there must be trust and transparency.

 

I need to take my own advice.

 

Two weeks ago, I was invited by a global firm to serve as a referral source for major deals. My interactions with them were professional, responsive, and very polished. But my “spidey” senses still tingled. Something held me back from signing the contract and after a thoughtful conversation with my own business advisor on Friday evening, I decided to decline.

 

The process cost me a lot of mental energy and took time away from our core work at Westgate. I was lured by the potential opportunity to work with a global company, meet new people, and with a potential financial upswing.

 

It was surely a bad opportunity that was packaged very attractively, but I now feel confident I made the best decision.

 

Has this ever happened to you?  

 

The timing of this event couldn’t be more perfect as I advised one of our readers of this newsletter (JR from Northern Europe) on a situation very similar to my very recent experience.

 

Explore JR’s sticky situation here.

 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a happy Father's Day! We were very close to our father, and I recall many fond memories of him as a child. I remember long conversations about science, history, politics, authors, and music. He had many favorite authors, but Dad loved Colleen McCullough, the famous Australian author. She wrote many historical novels, including The Thorn Birds, The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, and many others. Here is a photo of Dad with our younger daughter, Allison in the mid-1990s. Always a good sport, Dad loved children and was famous for his dreaded whisker rubs! Our Get Hired Up! Podcast is also dedicated to the memory of my wonderful father.

 

 

PPS: If you have a question regarding your career or business that causes you to scratch your head, please reply directly to this email and I will provide you with a direct, personalized, and thoughtful reply.

 

Spend your summer with Westgate! Access our 90-day brand program breakdown and fees here. 

 

Thank you for sharing your day with me, and have a wonderful week ahead!

 

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Maureen is a performance optimization coach and personal branding strategist for next-level executives and board nominees.

 

Westgate Executive Branding and Career Consulting Inc. would like to acknowledge that we are located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We are all Treaty people.