
According to the league’s rules, he didn’t really do
anything wrong. The current rules state
that agreements aren’t binding until a player actually signs a contract. Okay so technically
he was within his rights.
So much for being good for your word. What happened to trust
and integrity? What happened to honoring a commitment? Maybe he got the best
deal moneywise, but what he did put a lot of people – people who trusted him –
in a pretty bad place. Maybe he doesn’t care.
To me the losses far outweigh the gains. He compromised, if not destroyed, his
credibility and the faith people had in him to honor a commitment. My grandma
used to say, “What’s coming to you is coming to you.” In other words, what goes
around comes around. It sure does. From this day forward any commitment he
makes will be suspect by those who got burned this time around. And most likely
they will be all too happy to spread the word. Was it worth it? For the short term possibly; in the long term, don't think so.
Trust is one of the most valuable things we can possess. It
is the foundation of our most important relationships; our families, friends,
employees, customers. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it; you have to earn it.
That doesn’t happen overnight. Losing
it, on the other hand, can happen in a matter of seconds.
One popular quote
puts it this way, “When you completely trust another person, you will end up
with one of two outcomes. A friend for life or a lesson for life. Both,
regardless of the outcome are valuable.”
Which would you
rather have?
Posted by MJ
Thomas
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