Starting On A WRONG FOOT

Starting On A WRONG FOOT

How often have we heard of painstaking efforts exerted to either acquire, bag, grab or signoff a contract whether its for business or for employment.  Then DAY-1 comes and goes with odd stories when one ends up Starting On A WRONG FOOT.  For alignment, what we meant when saying Starting On A WRONG FOOT is that there could be a misstep or a minor miscue or snag hit at the start📗📙📘

To share some first-hand accounts and samplings of Starting On A WRONG FOOT:  On Day-1, the newbie reports for work attired in full business suit.  Fine.  Then on Day-2, the newbie reports for work STILL attired with the same full business suit.  In a short while, his manager talks to him and advises that he does NOT need to wear a full business suit again if there's no spare💷💴💵

BTW, this happens, literally speaking, to weightlifters.  Starting On A WRONG FOOT means NOT an auspicious start in that sports and somehow, that miscue right at the start can trigger an undue buildup of pressure to perform much better in the subsequent tries.  For a Lothario wooing his dream girl, DIDN'T leave a single stone unturned in finding the best restaurant that could be the best setting for that romantic dinner only to cause a SLIP OF THE TONGUE when he greeted his date by another name when she arrived at the restaurant💎💎💎

OR here you are, given the opportunity to be the host and toastmaster for the welcome dinner honoring the new expatriate manager and right at the start of the scripted program, you went BLANK.  OR you could be a hardworking salesman who recently bagged a new client but during the contract signing, you mistakenly mixed up the documents and handing to the client the wrong document to sign [and worse, that wrong document is for another client].  Talking about Starting On A WRONG FOOT💊💊💊

What are our key takeaways here to avert Starting On A WRONG FOOT?  I'll be frank.  Be DETAILED-oriented.  Be DILIGIENT.  Be focused.  Be precise.  And above all, REMAIN "COOLY CALM' because when nervousness creeps in, it may throw a monkey wrench on everything you exerted so much efforts and sacrifices.  Bottomline is, Starting On A WRONG FOOT can be averted.  It can be avoided❎❎❎