Willfulness

Have you ever had a hard time getting to work on time? Even when it has a negative impact on your job, you can't get the motivation to get things organized. There comes a time when we purposely cancel appointments, show up late, or change our travel plans just to be in control. The further we get up the corporate ladder the more time we sacrifice to the demands of others. There is a breaking point where everything gets to be too much. We aren't allowed to make a big mistake or blow up at someone in response to the pressure. The process of exerting power over our schedule or getting lax on our start and end times helps make it a little more bearable. Willfulness is the expression of our inner independence. We are rewarded for our creative thinking and unique behavior, but the further up we get, the more we have to act like everyone else or be punished. The more precise and methodical and in control. Let's face it, willfulness is the small rebellion that allows most of us to continue to be something we really aren't to achieve things we think we want.