Remember when George W was elected?
The World’s opinion was a mixture of fear and ridicule and yet I bet we’d all have him back in a heartbeat compared to the mess that is Trump.
But that isn’t what this post is about, it’s about an article I read on Bush and Bill Clinton and the close friendship they have developed between each other. [No seriously, check this out]
Before I go on, this is the article.
To be honest, I found it enlightening.
Not just because you learnt the foundation of their friendship was based on how they respectfully handled each others victory and defeat, but because Bush brilliantly explains how a professional reputation can be forged and destroyed.
“The Presidency is often defined by the unexpected. It makes the job interesting.”.
I love that.
It’s a great lesson to us all.
Sure, there are more eyes on the President’s actions than a planner in LA [or NYC, Shanghai and London] but the principal is the same, how you are viewed by others is by how you deal with the unexpected.
And if that scared you to death, here’s the good news.
Given the majority of us are exposed to unexpected events on a fairly regular basis, you have the chance to redefine or cement your reputation on a continual basis … which might be a useful thing to remember next time a crisis hits your plate.
Wow, I’ve just been nice about George W but then, as I wrote before, it appears the Bush family become far more human with age.