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DOORMATS CAN CHANGE: HERE’S WHAT IT TAKES
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.—JOHN WAYNE
ADAM’S PROMOTION TOOK GEOFF by surprise. Geoff, a tall, good-looking “golden boy” with a penchant for expensive, tailored suits, had thought the promotion was his as he’d worked for the company longer, had an advanced degree, and considered himself more talented than his coworkers.
Adam, a slender, Asian-American man with a gentle face, reached out to Geoff and the other employees after his promotion, saying, “I want us to be a team.” Bitter, Geoff rebuffed Adam, making it clear he planned to stay in the job only because he needed the income, adding, “Hope you don’t f--- things up too bad.”
Adam didn’t respond and didn’t mention this ...
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