By Olubunmi Adebayo
*Without any exception, we are all products of our relationship with others.*
*Nobody knew Joseph in the palace of Pharaoh, until someone recommended him to the king of Egypt.*
*Nobody knew Daniel, until Ashpenaz – the chief Official in the palace, recommended him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.*
*Nobody knew Esther until Hegai – the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, recommended her to KingXerxes Ahasuerus of Persia.*
*Do you know that before David fought against Goliath in 1Sam 17, somebody had recommended him to King Saul to be his singing minstrel and instrumentalist whenever the king went mad in 1Sam 16 – “I have seen a son of Jesse… a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him” – 1 Sam 16:18.*
*Since no man is an island to himself, we all therefore get connected with ourselves through one relationship or the other as we interact.*
*Our facets of relationships, include, and are not limited to the following :*
*Workplace ties.*
*Family connections.*
*Business ties.*
*Church fellowships.*
*Cultural connections.*
*Professional linkages.*
*Communal ties, etc.*
*May I ask you this question -*
*How conscious are you of your level of credibility within your circle of relationship or settings?*
*Among your friends and within your circle of colleagues, workplace, just as mentioned above, what is the assessment and perception of others about you? Especially as touching or in respect of your :*
*Commitment,*
*Integrity;*
*Consistency;*
*Benevolence;*
*Selflessness,*
*Cheerfulness;*
*Corporate vision,*
*Camaraderieship;*
*Support for others;*
*Respect for the weak,peers and superiors;*
*Responses to criticism;*
*Responses in depression;*
*Submission to authority;etc ?*
*When you see some people making statements of assessment or judgement about you, it is because they have taken their time to observe you, to assess you, and arrive at a conclusion about you.*
*The characteristics you put up under the listed headings above, and in other areas, to a large extent, will determine how worthy people see you in your relationships, and whether they will recommend you for something worthwhile or not.*
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©️ Olubunmi S Adebayo.
