The risk of wearing masks in business!

Did you ever thought that the worsen masks you can wear is that of friendliness? You know people who always smile and want to please anybody also they want to punch them in the face or want to run away?

They eat up all their feelings and one day they burst all out. And you hardly know when that will be and who will be around at that time. An important customer or the boss, or will it happen in public? Or will they blast it right into your face?

Those people are choosing always the right words to please people and sell them something. There is a huge risk in it. The risk of customer complaining over and over again. Customers buy something different then they want. Or your customers miss the information how to use your product or service properly. Customers miss the respect during negotiations. Their experiences with your company were horrible for them as they feel cheated. They will spill the beans about how your company does business. So next time they will go to your competition. Is that worth it?

As you do I like friendly people when the friendliness comes from hearts. I am really suspicious when people use friendly behaviour to get something. When they do it with a good intention, like brighten the day of somebody they appreciate it is ok. There is still that little stitch do they mean what they say?

A nice friendly mask is risky when walking over others. Such people tell you how great you are and at the same time they ask you to do what you will avoid when you are clear in mind. You are happy when you can recognise such mask, whenever someone shows it.

Many people are fine being surrounded by people wearing all kind of masks. As long as they like their mask they accept their awful behaviour. When you tell them about the mask you hear: Stop, I like them and I do want to pretend they are nice. That is the real danger as it gives power to such people. you can find them in any area of your life.

Detect them and get rid of them as well as of the people wearing masks. They might have experienced things which let them develop such a behaviour. When they learn to give it up you can support them. Otherwise say good bye to them.

There are lots of people who give them power. Be different use your power for your good and good people around you. Many people fear when they see that masks they have to act and get rid of such people. They are anxious to loose friends or family or a job.

The opposite is true, real friends will stay when you are courageous. They will help you to detect people who steel your energy, money, or cheat you. Real friends will stop such people and support you doing so.

Step by step you will find companions and friends with which you will transform things to the better. And a company that would like to survive in the long run will support your efforts too.

Of course before you will be appreciated you might have to deal with lots of critique, hostility and anger. The people that connect with you are doing it from heart.

The rewards you will get when you succeed are worth it. You will find new friends, experiences and love.

I can hear your: Pheeew lots of risk for such rewards in an uncertain and far future.

As long as you act you are ahead of the game also you sometimes will feel snowed under. You risk a lot more when you give power to such people and wrong intentions. You risk to loose the power to live your life. You risk to loose friends, choices and dreams.

You learn a lot about yourself on the way. You find out who your real friends are. You learn how to spot which kind of person is there right in front of you.

In the end you proudly present: YOU!

Lots of people will show how impressed they are by what you have done. Lots of people want to learn from you.

Spread your arms and welcome the grown YOU! Enjoy being in the limelight for a good reason: BEING YOU AT YOUR BEST!

Larissa Glueck

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Photographers: spotlight: hberends; heart  puzzle artM; Mask with gold: Litusbcn; mask with blue: lluita