A PROFESSIONAL'S REPUTATION IS HIS MOST VALUABLE ASSET

CHICAGO-(AEAE) A PROFESSIONAL'S REPUTATION IS THEIR MOST VALUABLE ASSET
A professional, an attorney, doctor, college administrator reputation  lives a very real existence apart from the professional. It represents the collective mental construct everyone but  the professional, shares about them selves,  a construct based partially on the professional's own actions but also on the perceptions others have about others' perceptions of  that Professional person.
An professional has some influence over their  reputation—never control—as is the case with all things external, but it remains the professional's  most precious assets (far more important than any one job, house, car, or even, some would argue, money.
A good reputation is critically important. He or she needs a good reputation for practical purposes—to attract and hold clients, to build relationship and income chief among them. It's hard for anyone to attract clients, friends if people think he has a bad reputation, think he is mean-spirited, lazy, unreliable, or dishonest.
A professional's reputation is his main tool for practical navigation through life. A good reputation is worth more than any amount of money, smoothing out the difficulties in a professional  career. A bad reputation for a anyone causes doors to be slammed in his face.
In all things, it's harder for an someone to build than to destroy. Building a good reputation requires effort, patience, and time. Destroying a good reputation only requires a single moment's misstep. One bad internet article can destroy any professional's reputation for life.