One of the biggest things I have noticed about our generation is that we like to make announcements. We like to tell everyone what we are about to do next, tell everyone when we are getting an interview or got the job, and we like to announce when we are in a relationship. Although it is good to see people doing well, we must realize that not everyone has our best interest at heart. This is a problem that many of us have, including me from time to time. We are often quick to reveal our intentions, but sometimes we don't think about the potential repercussions of doing such a thing.
When you let the public know about your intentions, you open yourself up for enemies to attack you. As my dad always told me, when you tell people what you plan to do, whether it's on social media or in person, you take the risk of giving your enemies your blueprints to what you are trying to build and they will know how to destroy you. Besides, you wouldn't want to give the team you are about to play your whole playbook before the game right? The same way you look at sports is the same way you would have to look at life. You can't let everyone know what you are trying to do.
Not to mention, when you make announcements, sometimes you will be so focused on how everyone will react when you go through with your plans that you might forget to stay on top of your plans. If you do this, you risk not accomplishing what you announced, disappointing the people who were rooting for you and making the people against you satisfied. You have to be more focused on making the moves instead of caring about how some people will react to it when it's done.
The best thing to do is to make silent moves and keep people on what you might do next. One of the quotes I use to keep this in mind is "Work hard in silence, and let your success make the noise." Do not let everyone know what you are working on, just let your progress speak for itself.
And while it is good to stay silent about your plans around most people, sometimes you can tell certain people about your plans. If it's a person you know you can trust, you can tell them, and you can tell the people who will be beneficial to your plan of course. But when doing this, do it with caution because you will not always know what people's intentions are.
