There are always the risks and rewards for people who want
to achieve the best in life. The rewards are always great but the sacrifices
can outweigh the rewards. It is only at the end of the road that we can look
back on all our decision and know if we made the correct one.
rise to success doesn’t happen overnight. The
consequences of our decision are not always black and white. In society we see
that without risk, there is no rewards. The question is what are we willing to
risk? “Walking away from a marriage that no longer seemed right,
abandoning her two-year-old daughter in the process” is a huge risk
(Kramer,2003). The rewards for some are the only goal. Who is really reaping
the rewards and who is taking the downfall? I can’t personally say that there is
any job that I would abandon my kids for. I also can’t say that there is a
calling for more power in my life. In this situation, I think that the children
would have the ultimate downfall. They will always know that they weren’t good
enough for their mother and that a job was more important than time with them.
That would be so devastating to a child.
The action of seeking and taking power
needs to have a self-reflective response. Self-reflection “can reduce
the tendency to overestimate one’s abilities” (Knapp,2017). Self-reflection can
also limit the amount of risk a person will take. The right amount of
reflection is required to make sure that the end goal is worth obtaining at the
risk of everything else or if there are acceptable points to stop along the
way.
The ethical pursuits of ever higher power don’t reap many
rewards. It takes a ruthless person to bend and break rules and to sacrifice.
Through self-reflection a leader needs to look at the road they are on and make
sure that the sacrifices are worth living with.
Reference:
Knapp, S., Gottlieb,
M. C., & Handelsman, M. M. (2017). Enhancing professionalism through
self-reflection. Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 48(3), 167-174. doi:10.1037/pro0000135
Kramer, R. M. (2003). THE HARDER THEY FALL. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 81(10), 58–66. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=10986098&site=ehost-live
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