We all carry our personal baggage to work.<\/p>\n

Everything we do and every decision we make is based on an emotional load we\u2019re carrying around. You may not see your baggage \u2014 or realize the weight others are carrying \u2014 but it\u2019s there.<\/p>\n

Over the last few years, I\u2019ve come to a huge understanding. When it occurred to me, I thought of it as a \u201cduh, of course!\u201d moment. But I soon realized it held much larger implications for me and the people I work with.<\/p>\n

If you have trouble managing money at home? Expect it to show up in your business. Have difficulty trusting men in your personal affairs? It\u2019s going to surface in the office. Struggle with setting boundaries with family members? See if those same issues are popping up in meetings at work.<\/p>\n

That insight has caused me to look at the conversations I have with others and even their social media posts as important indicators of what to be aware of in business settings where that person is involved.<\/p>\n

During a discussion last year with the founder of an investment firm about photographs for their marketing materials, he insisted on a transfer of copyright. With a little poking around, I discovered he held a number of beliefs about not trusting other people and the need to maintain absolute control over others. Not a person I wanted to make a business investment with.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also realized that people who quickly bring up their lack of budget and\/or spend a lot of effort to beat suppliers down on price usually have low self esteem and are usually under-earners who don\u2019t feel valued themselves.<\/p>\n

I believe it\u2019s impossible to consistently make and live with business decisions that are outside of one\u2019s personal values and beliefs. When people are abundant in their personal outlooks, it will surface in in all their decisions. If, on the other hand, fear and scarcity rule their thoughts, no professional veneer will shift their business behavior.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s true for others is true for you as well.<\/p>\n

Charles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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