That girl down the street is a whore, many people concluded. But have they caught her sleeping with numerous guys, not likely but yet this very perception by the society about her leaves her at a lot of disadvantage.
Have you ever heard about the guy down the street who is a player?
There is probably one on every street. You probably know a guy who has a reputation for sleeping with his dates but have you ever caught him sleeping with anyone?
It's what people say and your perception of who he is based on his lifestyle, but you cannot say for certain that he is promiscuous. Even if this guy never had sex with any of his dates, his lifestyle suggested that he did.
Based on what they see, people will conclude that he is promiscuous and this will tarnish his reputation.
Reputation is people's perception about one. It's also one's credibility in the society. It may be good or bad but it plays a major role in one's social life and career as well.
You can't force people to have a positive perception about you and that is something money can't buy.
How you're perceived determines how you will be treated at large. If you're seen to be a productive, creative, devoted, professional and hardworking person, many companies would like to work with you, but if you're seen as a lazy, compromising and unproductive person, good companies out there wouldn't want to work with you.
No one would like to be identified with you or lest, he would be seen the way you're regarded. Anyone who will associate with you will be your kind or they merely need something from you. Reputation can be a blessing or a curse, this calls for total consideration of our actions and lifestyle.
We seem to favor a particular product over another of the same kind on the ground of what we think they can do based on what see on the advertisement and what people say about the product. If we eventually put this products to test, they may fall below our expectations, yet we keep buying them because of their reputation. This is the practical influence of good reputation.
When one's seen as an honest, faithful and responsible person, you can possibly vow for him and will rise and defend him when in trouble. Some see this as favor but it's the work of good reputation.
In all life endeavour, you first of all create a good reputation, then a good reputation creates a great future for you. Never create doubts in people's minds. Stand and live as whom you profess to be.
Consistency with your values will give you a good reputation.
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