Professional Advancement is A Two-Way Street |
After being friends with someone for about three years, the day came when I needed some advice from him pertaining to where I might take my media career, a topic he's intimately familiar with because he's in the business. I phoned him and what surprised me was how easily he dismissed the subject of my inquiry, and turned the tables. He said, without a trace of regret or reluctance, "I can't help you, but if there's anything you can do for me, don't hesitate to call!" Thinking this self-centeredness was attributable to his being in show business, I was surprised even more when the same tack was taken by a fellow I knew in the Midwest, only a few weeks later. Did the ethic of "one hand washes the other," of reciprocity leave the business environment around the time "Elvis left the theater?"
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