A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Once reputation is damaged, trust is fragile and scrutiny remains focused on the past fault.
- In plain terms
- After a mistake, people always watch for it to happen again.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your reputation; trust is hard to restore.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Whose opinion matters most?
- How do you rebuild trust?
Another view
It can be too harsh on genuine second chances.
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