Comments on: It's Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission

By: Samej

Samej — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:10:10 +0000

When I realised that I had made a huge mistake taking someone the wrong way I truly felt I had to 'beg' for forgiveness when it dawned on me what I had done…fortunately for me the person forgave me almost immediately and now I am wondering if I can forgive that person for playing mind games with me at a later date or myself for keeping it going…time will tell…hopefully yes…

By: Milos Solujic

Milos Solujic — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:29:52 +0000

Agree on that one Mark. I find this quality as one very important for every entrepreneur. And like your parallel to marriage – agree on both. It is always necessary to measure well before taking cuts, after all you may cut some bridges as well.

By: andybryant

andybryant — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:09:06 +0000

Love it. Inspirational concept.

By: Keenan

Keenan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:54:27 +0000

I got to circum-navigate the world on a scholarship using this theory. Japan was one of the countries I visited. I also went to China, Taiwan, India, Russia, Ukrain, Greece, Morrocco, Malaysia, and Turkey. It was incredible.

I didn't meet the scholarship requirements. If I had asked permission to apply, they would have said NO!

Great story Mark!

By: Keenan

Keenan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:54:27 +0000

By: gaganbiyani

gaganbiyani — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:15:45 +0000

Wow. So I was in consulting at Accenture no less, as you may remember. I'll say that the moves you've mentioned in this article are hella gutsy. Folks who are not in consulting may not realize this, but that's not even close to common. The common thing, in fact, is getting stuck on crappy projects because of “business need” and the lack of initiative to find projects you'll truly love.

Great post, Mark.

By: gaganbiyani

gaganbiyani — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:15:45 +0000

Great post, Mark.

By: Tania_k_suster

Tania_k_suster — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:01:28 +0000

I love this story! And remember it well. When I read the headline, though, I thought it would be about how you managed to get from CA to Europe in the first place! I have to say you use the M.O. at home quite successfully too

By: Tania_k_suster

Tania_k_suster — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:01:28 +0000

By: msuster

msuster — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:22:18 +0000

Thanks for the interesting stories. Especially loved the first one about the Bristol Zoo attendant!