PERSPECTIVE FROM THE 19TH HOLE: This is the title I chose for my personal blog, which is meant to give me an outlet for one of my favorite crafts – writing – plus use an image from my favorite sport, golf. Out of college, my first job was as a reporter for the Daily Astorian in Astoria, Oregon, and I went on from there to practice writing in all of my professional positions, including as a Congressional press secretary in Washington, D.C., an Oregon state government manager in Salem and Portland, press secretary for Oregon’s last Republican governor (Vic Atiyeh), and a private sector lobbyist. This blog also allows me to link another favorite pastime – politics and the art of developing public policy – to what I write.
In one of my most recent blog posts, I listed a number of phrases used by lobbyists, including me when I was a lobbyist at the State Capitol in Oregon.
I forgot one – a very important one. It is this:
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
It is important because it describes a truism about the role of a lobbyist. What happens one day can repeat itself the next day.
In other words, don’t hold grudges or long memories. You may lose one day, but might win the next as “what goes around comes around.”
Perspective from the 19th Hole 