Oops, I am perfect. Smoke & Mirrors to Civility.
Caveman & Courage
Humans think and say the darnedest things about others! This past week our country (USA) has been rocked with racial tension with both sides name calling. I find it interesting celebrity (media, comedians, politicians) receive so much play in name calling, back slurs, and downright more hate mongering.
I tend to stay away from the news, politics, and other negative scenarios. There is no courage in being of caveman mentality beating each other over the head with words, actions, and deed.
Personally my life is not perfect; my business and family navigate through the gambit of emotions, conflict, love, fear, anger, joy, connection, and community.
I CHOOSE to find value in others before judgment or bias. I CHOOSE to leave my garbage bag of “stuff” outside the door; this creates a clear space to find commonalities, community, and connection to civility.
10 Core Leadership Characteristics of Self: giving you space to lead others without blame.
- Take responsibility for your words, actions, and deeds (no excuses).
- Model with integral behavior; say what you do.
- Self control; slow to judgment and quick to praise.
- Wisdom is an integral part of decision making; knowledge experience, community input gives confidence to the process. If it turned out wrong, go back to #1 on this list.
- Lead gently and firmly, putting value of humans over all else.
- Respect others and live the Golden Rule (we cannot ask others to do what we are not offering).
- Do the right thing; even when it is the most painful thing to do.
- Trust first so others have a clear path to follow.
- Be open to teach and learn; daily be open to teaching and learning.
- Create a system; systems create less confusion of expectation, communication, and opens an environment of loving humans first.
Thank you for joining me on our Summer Fire It Up Friday Series.
Look Up & Out, Tracy Worley