José spoke first. “Okay, now what?” he asked.
George stood silent considering “now what” as a
thought popped into his head that said, You can’t change
the past. Let it go. Create the future.
“Now we create our future,” George answered confi-
dently as his eyes lit up. He had been knocked to the
canvas again with two right hooks, but this time he got
up. He wasn’t giving up this time. No, this time he was
charging forward toward his vision. “Now I ask you to
give me a chance to make it up to you,” he said. “I don’t
know how yet but I’ll think of something. Just please
help me with the launch and let me prove to you that I’m
someone you feel good about working for. Let me show
you I’m here for you.” José agreed and they walked out of
his office together to gather the team for a meeting that
would be the start of a very productive and positive day.
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