If John had know what was at stake, perhaps it would have affected the outcome of 'that day'. Maybe the result would have been different - better! All he needed was a little motivation from himself - I hear they call it inner-motivation or self inspiration - whichever it was, that was all John needed. He would have done better and he knew it.
I choose to write this even though John refused (I must have had your greatness at heart to defile a friends request!) I think it will do a greater good to educate you with John's ugly experience.
Flash back...4 days ago!
I was watching this foot ball match with John at the company's canteen (drinking a bottle of beer). John's team was already down with two. Just before the half time whistle, John received a call to come up. Believe me, I wouldn't have gone with him if it was my favorite team playing so I accompanied him and in a jiffy, we were on the thirteenth floor (thanks to science).
Waiting in the boardroom was the director of our company, a regional manager and bunch of others department managers. But something was odd! George was there. Yes! George and he was no manager! Everybody hated this guy. He always wanted to be in charge. "This guy is a pin in the butt", john murmured.
I was already giving John a head sign and he smiled. We both knew John was expecting a promotion to become a manager. In fact everybody knew about it and he had already started receiving congratulatory messages.
But the worst had happened! George has been promoted! "What about John?" I yelled (I was a regional manager so had a little power to show around). And here was what shook me.
"John has never lead a project"! Shouted my fellow regional manager. "He only brings up idea but that's not the only thing leaders do" he tried to explain. It then dawn on me that John had never lead a project...(To be continued).
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