I live like there is no tomorrow, love as if I do not know heartache, dream as if i have not known failure, embraced the world as if it embraced me back, and I write as if I will die without words.
I am Ayien.

Friday, September 14, 2007

-greatest failure-

every time you walk an agent out of the door due to attrition, it is always your fault

i did not believe this before but now that i had to terminate somebody due to behavior, I have realized that indeed it is a failure on my end. I failed that agent. i failed to correct his/her behavior. i failed to give him/her direction.

it is tough because each agent creates a bond with me, a special connection. it is as if a tiny piece of you is reflected in them. and yes, when you let them go, that tiny piece has a tendency to be magnified, be it your failure or your success.

i just walked an agent out of the door. no matter how painful, it is part of the job that i accepted with the promotion. and as i silently cry, i blame myself for failing this agent - another agent that i have to walk out the door.

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