The workplace is an especially difficult place for anyone to tell the truth, because no matter how flat we want our organizations to be, all organizations have some form of hierarchy.
Words and promises, no matter how visionary they sound will only get you so far. In our business, you’re not a builder, unless you’ve got a building to show for it, or in my father’s case, city skylines.
Sequential bilinguals, those who learned a second language later in life, almost always retain a perceptible accent, no matter how proficient they are in all other aspects of a language.
And no matter how the game goes, double doubles are always part of it, the sixth man is probably related to someone on the court, and two-pointers are everywhere you look.
But the next time you decide to indulge in a chocolate bar, or three, just keep it to yourself, no matter how long your dog gives you those adorable puppy eyes.