A Dozen “Will-Nevers”

There’s a fellow named Seth Godin. I’m not certain how I started getting messages from his blog. I don’t even know what the fellow does for a living. (Shouldn’t that be the purpose of the blog?)

All I know is that he manages to send a message about every other day.

Here’s one he wrote for sales people. I felt it applied equally to folks in development work. I’ve added a few “will-nevers” Can you guess which ones?

1. I will never miss a deadline.
2. I will never be less than optimistic.
3. I will never fail to warn my boss about a possible problem.
4. I will never violate a confidence.
5. I will never over-sell a program or project.
6. I will never let a donor down.
7. Even when things get tough, I will never be less than passionate about my work.
8. I will never be late for a meeting.
9. If I get a no from someone, I will never be discouraged. I will consider it a maybe.
10. I will never let anything keep me from being in regular contact with our friends and supporters.
11. I will never gossip around the office.
12. I will never be less than loyal to my supervisor and my organization. If I can’t be, I’ll find another organization.

If you have any to add, let me know.