When we start to think about a trait that can carry us very far in our careers, or on the flip side be a career killer, that trait is “reliability”. If there is one thing that we need to be able to count on with people at our jobs is their reliability and follow through on what they say they are going to do and when they are going to do it. When we begin to see signs of unreliability then we stop looking to those people for what we need to get done. Before long they are marginalized and in this day and age, anyone who is being marginalized doesn’t get to hang around long. So, reliability can become a real lynch pin attribute for us. Here is the secret to it all, always be sure and never put yourself in a position where you can’t commit to what is being asked of you, and when it is time to deliver, always over deliver on what is being requested. We all know the power of going the extra mile and this holds up in all that we do. Part of how we are going to bring glory to God in our work (our purpose) is being an example of reliability and a role model to others in this area and it can be super powerful. After all, we follow the One is who always reliable. Solomon tells us how bad it is on the other end with unreliable people, “Putting confidence in an unreliable person is like chewing with a toothache or walking on a broken foot.” Let’s suffice to say, it’s really bad. Where are you showing well as it relates to being a role model for reliability and where are you struggling? Putting a little attention on this area of your life can yield great results.

Reference: Proverbs 25:19 (New Living Testament)