JuntoBlog

I was attempting to recover from the arduous transpacific flight from Chicago to Hong Kong.  Upon my arrival on Monday afternoon (Hong Kong time), I fought the overwhelming urge to sleep by trying to connect with my global colleagues who had travelled from other parts of the globe (Australia, mainland China, the United Kingdom, and the United States).

Toward the end of the process of selling my first business to a Fortune 500 company, a senior corporate executive surprised me with a blunt, candid look into his world.  Although by most traditional measures he was very successful (and he enjoyed the trappings of the job - he had flown in to see me on the company’s private jet), he was disappointed about one aspect of his business life.  He stated “I admire people like you.  Eighty percent of the everyday decisions you’ve made were for the benefit and growth of your business.  Eighty percent of the decisions I’ve made have been for the benefit of my career."