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Troublemaker

Published by Esteban Glas on June 10th, 2009 | This post lacks all category except for: personal

For as long as I can remember I’ve been regarded as a troublemaker. In High school I often found myself the subject of my teacher’s punishments. I was even “expelled” from one School. (Long story short: they wanted to get rid of me, but couldn’t find a good argument to do so. The principal approached me and said “we’re going to make your life miserable”. I had to leave -besides I was just 14-. Funny enough that has happened to me twice ever since under different circumstances, the difference is I never quit again).

That “tag” stick to me all through out my life, even in my professional life.

Question is: am I really a troublemaker? Yes and No.

I have 2 curses:

• I always speak out what is on my mind, and I don’t care if it is “good for my career” or anything of that sort
• I have a very critic point of view on most stuff that I come upon.

Do the math, I don’t like most of what I see and I’m vocal about it no matter what. This has headed me in the way of trouble more times than I dare to disclose publicly in this blog.

That being said I must admit I am quite proud of being tagged as a troublemaker. “Why would you?” you might ask. There are several reasons.

For starters it means I wont settle with what is instated or accepted as a practice. At least not if I see defects or possible improvements. This is bound to create all sorts of trouble with those who find themselves comfortable with the status quo. People who are comfortable with how things stand are, quite usually, quite boring.

Usually I not only rant about stuff I dislike but engage in the task of trying to change it. Now that is the single thing that gets me into trouble more often. A huge percentage of the people that I encounter are too comfortable living in mediocrity. I hate that. I’d rather fail a thousand times than walk down the beaten path.

I also have a bit of a problem with authority. I don’t believe in authority. at least not as Authority is usually understood. Just because someone makes more money than I do or has higher position than I do, does not mean they have any sort of authority over me. If you want me to regard you as an authority you’d better prove you are smarter, more experienced, better connected and with a broader view than me.

Bottom line is: being a troublemaker is an advantage for anyone who wants to hire me, fail to see that and you are probably not worth of my services.

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