Imperfect People | Career Angles

“People are not perfect. We are all imperfect in one way or another. We all struggle but with hard work, humility, and dedication, imperfect people can still have perfect moments.”

Brandy Halladay provided the Hall of Fame induction speech for her husband, Roy, who died piloting a plane after taking drugs.

Her husband was a terrific pitcher. Dominant in both the American League and the National League, someone who pitched both a perfect game and also a no-hitter in game one of the playoff series. He was truly a very good player.

At the same time, obviously, you have a problem that led to his death. I understand firsthand how damaging drugs and alcohol can be. I lost my second wife to her addictions the long after we divorced those addictions contributed to our divorce. Despite those flaws, she did many great things to help others including me. And she died too young because she had an imperfection.

As you read the slice of the story that I’ve shared, you can’t help but feel sad, a person’s death is a way of eliciting compassion from us. But one person makes a mistake, we often feel the need to attack and pillory them, particularly in the workplace when what they did was make a mistake.

Everyone makes mistakes. I’ve made mistakes and you’ve made mistakes. Some mistakes are worse than…