{"id":4370,"date":"2015-01-09T12:02:13","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T18:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2024-12-11T20:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:01:40","slug":"just-can-doesnt-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/just-can-doesnt-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Because You CAN Doesn&#8217;t Mean You SHOULD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4370\" class=\"elementor elementor-4370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6508613 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6508613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97430e elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c97430e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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reading_time=\"2\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b91e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b91e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9be926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/What_was_I_thinkingFI-qon9jxsbvalnlcfbz8rplyhxtbm9naw6iaphj6ujgg.png\" title=\"What_was_I_thinkingFI\" alt=\"What Was I Thinking?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c90e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74c90e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f8e62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14f8e62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f778b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98f778b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8aced7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8aced7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s one of my favorite sayings. It applies to a myriad of situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6859d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a6859d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Dirty Dozen Can\/Should Examples\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6b721 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d6b721\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413363a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413363a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019ve listed some examples of things (with links to situations and lessons learned the hard way.<\/p><ul><li>Why Am I Tweeting?<br \/>Posting emotional reactions on social media<\/li><li>Posting ______________ (fill in the blank) on social media<\/li><li>Acting on the belief that social media is the best way to market. (<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/applying-old-school-rules-to-the-new-world-of-social-media\/\">more<\/a>)<\/li><li>Sending emotionally charged email responses at work and BCC-ing the wrong people (<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/bcc_email_danger\/\">guilty<\/a>)<\/li><li>Eating that extra ______________<\/li><li>Hitting the snooze alarm<\/li><li>Telling uninterested people how wonderful you are<\/li><li>Telling uninterested people how wonderful your products or services are (more)<\/li><li>Wearing excessive amounts of fragrance<\/li><li>Yelling \u201cfire\u201d in a crowded theater<\/li><li>Telling off the boss then quitting your job without a backup plan<\/li><li>Creating a prime time TV event to announce your NBA free agency decision <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/king-james-queen-for-a-day-pageant\/\">(more)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Feel free to use the comment box below to share your favorites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a03e86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a03e86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f8df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74f8df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/wait2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3822\" alt=\"WAIT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/wait2.jpg 220w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/wait2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe162a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe162a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Why AM I Tweeting?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1ba89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c1ba89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d3bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25d3bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of these apply to ill conceived actions with flawed intentions.\u00a0 Unfiltered or knee jerk reactions that defeat your purpose.\u00a0 As humans, we all have our:\u00a0<strong><em>shouldn\u2019t have \u2013 but did it anyway<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>moments.\u00a0 How can we have them less often?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b0109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16b0109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1228ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1228ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What_was_I_thinkingFI.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7754\" alt=\"What Was I Thinking?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What_was_I_thinkingFI.png 350w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What_was_I_thinkingFI-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/What_was_I_thinkingFI-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02f7f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b02f7f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb0d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb0d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avoiding Those \u201cWhat was I thinking?\u201d Moments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b3828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b3828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we have\u00a0<em>\u201cWhat was I thinking?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<em>moments<\/em>, it\u2019s probably because we weren\u2019t \u2013 thinking.\u00a0 They are typically unfiltered knee jerk reactions.\u00a0 To avoid these in the future, be aware of their two most common causes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171b477 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"171b477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7614b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7614b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Lack of Emotional Intelligence and Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583fb8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583fb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As humans, we are more than capable of being \u201covercome by our emotions\u201d.\u00a0 While fear and anger are most easily recognizable, there\u2019s a range of others that can trigger reactions that we later regret.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3e74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3e74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.  Lack of Purpose\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f549ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f549ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s easier to take actions that\u00a0<em>defeat your purpose<\/em>\u00a0if you\u2019re not clear about your purpose.\u00a0 When you lack prioritized goals, you\u2019re more likely to behave like a<em><strong>\u00a0loose cannon\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>on the deck of a rocking ship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d630d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3d630d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8694c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac8694c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/cannon-fcc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4383\" alt=\"Cannon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/cannon-fcc.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/cannon-fcc-150x125.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b031e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09b031e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_4383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4383\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WARNING: Loose Cannon \u00a0\u2013 Do Not Rock The Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eec69b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eec69b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f58ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39f58ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Reverse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0377d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0377d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cJust because you SHOULD doesn\u2019t mean you CAN.\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168fa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168fa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This happens when you lack the skill, confidence and\/or courage to do what you know needs doing.\u00a0 As this persists, you can generate a new wave of emotionally charged decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647ef3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"647ef3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ce129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ce129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a title=\"Is Talking Overrated?\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/is-talking-overrated\/\">The WAIT Acronym<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/category\/decision-making\/\">Decision Making Archives<\/a><\/li><li><a 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