“A life in which anything goes will ultimately be a life in which nothing goes well.”
Maxwell, John C. Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 (Developing the Leader Series)(p. 34). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition.
We all have at least some autonomy to do whatever we want. We can…
- Spend work goofing off because the boss is out today
- Eat that full bag of chips… along with an entire pizza
- Cheat on those financials because only you know the data
- Lie about what happen since you were the only witness
Yes, we have the freedom to do what we want. And in an anything-goes-world, there is much more beyond my imagination that any of us could do.
But sooner or later, we will suffer the consequences of bad decisions.
- The latest employee evaluation criticizes your lack of productivity
- You suffer a health crisis because on your eating habits
- The auditors are demanding the data because something is definately off
- There is evidence that proves you lied
Anything goes is a poor strategy for going forward. We all need boundaries. We are accountable for our actions. John Maxwell had this quote concerning planning our daily-to-do list. It’s a reminder to me that even the decisions that may not appear to have large consequences can come back to affect us.
