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I was an up-and-comer, a rising star. He was older, more experienced and very successful. He took the initiative to approach me and offer some advice.

Instead of being grateful, I was offended. I knew what I was doing after all. Why should I listen?

Instead of thanking him, I argued with him. I was so confident in my abilities that I didn't figure that I had much to learn. I'd just keep doing it right and collect the rewards.

Instead of seeing an opportunity, for good advice and friendship I perceived criticism. So I stayed prideful and eventually he stopped suggesting things. He was far more patient that I would have been.

I'll never know what might have become of our relationship. It might have helped me be wildly successful, or perhaps not. It might have grown into a rich friendship or just been a brief acquaintance on life's journey. I'll never know.

I do know that it was an opportunity and that it became opportunity lost because I was too prideful and sure of myself to take it up. So it's not opportunity lost, it's opportunity rejected.

Wally's Working Supervisor's Support Kit is a collection of information and tools to help working supervisors do a better job. It's based on what Wally's learned in over twenty years of supervisory skills training. Click here to check it out.