I’ve always been a pretty conservative. Well, that is, once I entered the business about 20 years ago. Recently I started to wonder how some of today’s youth seem to make decisions that limit their future opportunities in a huge way.


Just think about the last time you were eating in a restaurant and your server is presented with large type “disc” hoops that look so painful. Have you ever seen what your ears look like when they bring their ears rings? YIKES! And when you see a very attractive woman and once you get a closer look he sees a strange tattoo on his neck, just below your ear. It hides under the neckline. Right of the view clear in an area that could never hide that, without a band aid.

I am sure that when you see people who have made these decisions do not look and wonder if they ever going to serve a public office or be the next CEO of Fortune 50 companies. In fact, you probably can eliminate 80% of the races that could be potentially eligible if they had not made those decisions. Please do not take what I’m saying the wrong way. I think everyone has the opportunity to do all that we want and I am not some elitist snob who believes that everyone should aspire to achieve a higher corporate position. I think if you’re doing something you enjoy doing, you have the ability to make a positive impact in this world. I simply think that sometimes people are very myopic in their decision process and not think about the impact on the lives of their decisions can make.

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and frankly, anything you put online can have the same impact! I was recently reading a status update of one of my “Facebook friends” made, and I was absolutely amazed at the insensitivity of the remark. I was totally surprised that it could have been so myopic and put something like that out there … even if it was simply an attempt at humor.Now sick sense of humor I have a pretty radical and, indeed, can participate in a sense of humor sometimes very off color. I can assure you that time are in private and certainly would never be published online!

Each time you publish something on your website or the favorite of social media, the keystrokes will live forever! If you happen to have children I’m sure we’ve had this conversation with them and if you have not … stop reading now and run to where they are and have to talk immediately! Any smart employer will use Facebook, MySpace, and anywhere else in the media, to control a potential new employee. They simply type their name into Google and be presented with a quick view of the fingerprint that you’ve created over the years. The headlines are full of examples of people whose lives are completely uprooted simply because they have acted before thinking about the possible consequences they would face.

I am a big fan of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a number of other social media sites. I love the way they can stay connected to a large number of people without the need to lift the phone, send a letter or email. I reach that of their peers in day to day without reaching out. I simply think of each and every one of us has to be very aware that every action we take online is very public, and something that will haunt you if you are not careful. Be sure to take every precaution he can to protect their reputation. Especially if you are going to publish something everyone can see.

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