No Receipt, No Return

When you shop in some stores, they may have a policy of no receipt, no return.  This means if you do not have the receipt, or proof of purchase, for an item, then you cannot return it for a refund.  Another way to think about the phrase no receipt, no return, is to apply it to attributes that you want to display.  If you do not display certain characteristics to others, they may not be able to share, or return, them to you.  Accountability, consistency, and resilience are traits that lead to success when reciprocated. 

Accountability sends a message that you will own your failures as well as your successes.  When you accept responsibility for your actions and assignments, you set the expectation that others should do the same thing.  Credit is given when things go right and when they go wrong.  Be prepared to acknowledge your part in both outcomes.

Consistency leads to a pattern.  A pattern leads to a plan.  A plan leads to support.  Support leads to resources.  Resources lead to a team.  A team leads to help.  Help leads to efficiency.  Efficiency leads to productivity.  Productivity leads to recognition.  Recognition leads to credibility.  Credibility leads to standards.  Standards lead to consistency.  The circle of success begins and ends with consistency.

Resilience helps you withstand challenges.  Things will not always go your way, but don't dwell on the defeats.  Use your objectivity to determine what can be learned from the experience to help you the next time.  You might be temporarily down, but you are not permanently out of place. When others see you bounce back, it encourages them to get back on track.

Leave a comment and share if you want to be more accountable, consistent, or resilient.