Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
New Years Day- My People
New Year's Day. Time to start living more in your dreams and applying them more to reality. I wrote a song a few years ago called "My People." It doesn't apply to any specific race, but rather to everyone in the world, every one is a brother or sister, and we will all continue to rise. That is the most important part about about the song, that we can only be beaten if we never rise and rise again. As much as we all preach peace, so do we preach it with a fighting spirit. We are never at rest if we are truly at peace, there is always something new to create, something new to invent. I have heard before that pain is the best way we know we're alive. My people, come to me.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A Letter to the President
Mr President,
My qualifications are only that I am an American citizen, that i pay my taxes, and that I like to pay attention to the news. Since being elected to office, you have shown that you are not a man of few words, and you have made decisions in order to influence not only this country, but the entire world. Since you have worked tirelessly to do so, I applaud your efforts. There are so many things in this world that cannot be controlled, and we are all human. I understand that life is a struggle, but it is also a dance, beautiful to participate, though ugly at times. You have made many contributions to this planet that will shape our future.
Criticism is something you receive everyday, Mr. President, taking the good with the bad. I do not believe that the following items are your fault at all, I'm simply stating what you are faced with at this time.
1. The Economy of the U.S. is struggling, without manufacturing as a backbone like we had during and after WWII, we cannot produce our own goods, and have given some of our power away to other countries so that we do not have to.
2. Corporate and Private sectors are shrinking, and with them our wealth and image as a strong Capitalist nation will disappear.
3. Families are struggling, the adults uncertain, the children scared that something bad will happen.
4. There is no world peace right now, our soldiers are moving from one country to another, still fighting, still dying to protect us.
5. You have very little time until the end of your term Mr. President, and much of your attention will go to focus on getting a second term in office.
I am aware that there is so much to face as the leader of a country, that politicians and constituents are pulling you in every direction. I am aware that the political body of this country does not want or believe in heroes. Heroes lose things in the end, they may save the worlds but they lose their friends in the process, they lose their families. People turn their backs on heroes, never thanking them for what they have done to save people, but instead judging them and walking away.
I don't want you to be a hero, Mr. President.
I would like to ask you to be a guardian instead, one that finds away to create simple yet effective answers to our struggles as a people and a country. If you do not wish to be that guardian, then let someone else take over, and maybe they will make those changes. You still have plenty of time though, so make the best of it.
The country is a beaten soldier on its knees, pull it to its feet if you can.
Sincerely,
The People
My qualifications are only that I am an American citizen, that i pay my taxes, and that I like to pay attention to the news. Since being elected to office, you have shown that you are not a man of few words, and you have made decisions in order to influence not only this country, but the entire world. Since you have worked tirelessly to do so, I applaud your efforts. There are so many things in this world that cannot be controlled, and we are all human. I understand that life is a struggle, but it is also a dance, beautiful to participate, though ugly at times. You have made many contributions to this planet that will shape our future.
Criticism is something you receive everyday, Mr. President, taking the good with the bad. I do not believe that the following items are your fault at all, I'm simply stating what you are faced with at this time.
1. The Economy of the U.S. is struggling, without manufacturing as a backbone like we had during and after WWII, we cannot produce our own goods, and have given some of our power away to other countries so that we do not have to.
2. Corporate and Private sectors are shrinking, and with them our wealth and image as a strong Capitalist nation will disappear.
3. Families are struggling, the adults uncertain, the children scared that something bad will happen.
4. There is no world peace right now, our soldiers are moving from one country to another, still fighting, still dying to protect us.
5. You have very little time until the end of your term Mr. President, and much of your attention will go to focus on getting a second term in office.
I am aware that there is so much to face as the leader of a country, that politicians and constituents are pulling you in every direction. I am aware that the political body of this country does not want or believe in heroes. Heroes lose things in the end, they may save the worlds but they lose their friends in the process, they lose their families. People turn their backs on heroes, never thanking them for what they have done to save people, but instead judging them and walking away.
I don't want you to be a hero, Mr. President.
I would like to ask you to be a guardian instead, one that finds away to create simple yet effective answers to our struggles as a people and a country. If you do not wish to be that guardian, then let someone else take over, and maybe they will make those changes. You still have plenty of time though, so make the best of it.
The country is a beaten soldier on its knees, pull it to its feet if you can.
Sincerely,
The People
Friday, December 16, 2011
Business Ethics
Business 101.
Nothing is more upsetting than finding out that your supervisor or your employees are not taking care of the basics. We are here to generate money, and you can't generate money without taking care of the small things. Remember, the Government of the United States of America does not generate wealth. It's your private and your corporate sectors that generate the wealth of the economy. When the government is the largest hiring employer, the economy is going to take a nose dive, which it currently is trying to come back from.
So, to business.
All of your basic functions, those procedures that you know you should do or that your employees should do, are important, especially through the peak times of your year. Work smarter, not harder. We're not trying to reinvent the wheel, we're trying to make it turn from wood to rubber.
My current job has some struggles that i'd like to share. My boss happens to be a genius with so many things, but she's been forgetting the basics, and that's where things are starting to break apart. My specific job focuses on trying to keep the procedures going. She's not following the procedures, so I look bad. It's also hard to tell your boss when they're screwing up.
I could look at the situation and assume that she's trying to get me fired, or that maybe she's just mad at me. I recommend that if you're in a similar situation, don't choose either one of those options. Instead, focus on the idea that maybe she's feeling a little overwhelmed. Again, paranoia is not ideal for a stressful work environment. Play to your strengths, have your employees play to their strengths, and you'll be more likely to survive the rush.
Business is about caring for the people you work with, because they'll take care of you in the long run by making the money that keeps this world spinning round.
Nothing is more upsetting than finding out that your supervisor or your employees are not taking care of the basics. We are here to generate money, and you can't generate money without taking care of the small things. Remember, the Government of the United States of America does not generate wealth. It's your private and your corporate sectors that generate the wealth of the economy. When the government is the largest hiring employer, the economy is going to take a nose dive, which it currently is trying to come back from.
So, to business.
All of your basic functions, those procedures that you know you should do or that your employees should do, are important, especially through the peak times of your year. Work smarter, not harder. We're not trying to reinvent the wheel, we're trying to make it turn from wood to rubber.
My current job has some struggles that i'd like to share. My boss happens to be a genius with so many things, but she's been forgetting the basics, and that's where things are starting to break apart. My specific job focuses on trying to keep the procedures going. She's not following the procedures, so I look bad. It's also hard to tell your boss when they're screwing up.
I could look at the situation and assume that she's trying to get me fired, or that maybe she's just mad at me. I recommend that if you're in a similar situation, don't choose either one of those options. Instead, focus on the idea that maybe she's feeling a little overwhelmed. Again, paranoia is not ideal for a stressful work environment. Play to your strengths, have your employees play to their strengths, and you'll be more likely to survive the rush.
Business is about caring for the people you work with, because they'll take care of you in the long run by making the money that keeps this world spinning round.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Business Sense
Business is all about keeping yourself organized so you can handle the unexpected. Busy times are the times when you shouldn't focus on changing something, but instead run with what you have. Your moments in business that are light are the moments where you need to attack your objectives, not take a breath and relax. If there is a mess, clean it, but don't throw that mess to the back of things. Focus on how to utilize what resources you have to implement fixing the problems and moving on. Don't get upset and don't dwell on issues. Push past the problems and focus on the business itself.
Good luck and happy hunting. Money makes this country strong, just as peace and love are supposed to make it strong. Generate wealth and you generate the capability to provide core values to those who care for them.
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