If you want something different................

Where do I start? As we go down a path we often wonder why we are not going in the direction we thought we would. I am sure there are many answers to this question, but if you read my last posting you know what our first reaction is - BLAME! We blame someone else for our unintended path. I am not here to speak about blame though, so I won't. So back on track. It is very difficult to be the "change agent". What do I mean by "change agent". Imagine this; you are a new employee, volunteer, student, etc. and you see things you do not understand or agree with. But everyone around you seems to be oblivious to these things you see. You ask a colleague "why is that....." and you either get ignored or told "that is no big deal, it is the way it is around here. Where does that leave you? IT BETTER MAKE YOU THINK! IT BETTER MAKE YOU THINK! I say this twice because you need to think about it. I know you have experienced it sometime in your life. You see something that does not make sense and you are brushed off. Will you ask again? Will you do something about it? Do not fall into the trap and become like your surroundings, CHANGE IT! Be a "change agent". Ask again and again and again until you either understand why it is like this or it changes. This is what I mean by "change agent". This is very difficult to do. You fear for your job, your bonus, your career, your everything. I understand this, but do not become a different person because of your surroundings. Be you and change your surroundings to what you think is RIGHT. So before I finish my opening line I want to say something about LEADERSHIP. Great leaders lead! Great leaders are prepared to do what they say and stand up for what they believe is right, not popular. We need more great leaders, so choose to be one. Now the rest of my opening line -


IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BE IT. SAYING IT AND NOT BEING IT MEANS NOTHING!