Project management has its pluses. It's all about the details and the pestering and for fuck's sake the follow-through. Yes, it's entirely thankless. No one likes to be bothered, harrassed, or otherwise annoyed. But the lack of follow-through is very telling.
Your mothers probably told you if you don't have something nice to say, shut it. Fine. Great upstanding-citizen advice. However, I doubt there's a caveat in there for 'if you don't know the answer to question posed or you're too much of a sissy to respond honestly, silence is golden.' I'd like to dispel that untruth right here.
Follow-through, people. It's a common courtesy. A basic right as Americans. Do I even have to point to history for the innumerable cases where a lack of follow-through would have avoided disaster, nay peril?
Do it. Say what you mean. Do what you say. Stop willy-nillying around and hoping you can hide in some dark cave until your pursuer loses the scent. Unless of course you are in a cheese cave, then by all means frolic to your heart's content.
This is what I have to tell you. Heed what I say. You'll be better for it in the end 'cause when the end comes. . . well, better left unsaid.
I could not agree more.
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He who is worthy of a Shiny Penny possesses follow-through, manners and character ... worthy of the shiniest penny of them all.
Let the emotionally frightened rot in their caves, which is what will happen while they hide in fear. The world will be clear of cowards - and we will cheer!