After months of media hype, election day has arrived. It might be simple to go along with the hype and the crowd, but ask yourself and look deep into your well-formed conscience, as voting is a freedom that should never be taken lightly.
Category: Preservation
By having a Purpose energized by Passion and guided by Core Values that you hold yourself accountable to, you will have unlimited persistence to achieve whatever you set out to accomplish.
Our society seeks freedom from accountability; thus, we dismiss anything that holds us to a standard. On the contrary, holding oneself to a standard of self-accountability raises you and your organization to a higher level of performance.
Each of us needs a guidance system to keep us on the best path of our journey. By identifying and holding yourself accountable to your Core Values, you eliminate many worldly distractions.
Having a passion for what you or your organization can accomplish is an energy that keeps you moving forward when situations present challenges. Passion allows you to muster up the strength to push ahead when the challenges seem overwhelming.
Purpose causes an individual or entity to focus on the “Why” they exist. When your “Why” is at the top of your mind, your steps forward are always aligned with your best outcomes.
Freedom, when viewed through the lens of a potentially deteriorating society, becomes a matter of individual will. But this freedom is not a license to do as we please. It comes with a weighty responsibility. True freedom is not about personal desires but about doing what is right, proper, and supportive of courtesy, respect, and justice for everyone. It’s a responsibility we cannot afford to ignore.
In our culture, the concept of Justice has been skewed by many who try to circumvent the need to hold ourselves accountable for our own actions. By dismissing authentic justice, people can hide behind many disguises that, although untrue, cover their lack of self-accountability.
Building on last week’s post about Courtesy, it’s important to note that Respect and Courtesy are not isolated concepts. They are interconnected, and our society’s departure from one often signals a departure from the other. We must remember that treating each other with dignity is not just a matter of respect but also a reflection of our own self-worth.
Our society loses a small piece of itself daily when we dismiss courtesy. This simple element of how we treat and interact with each other is a powerful testimony to a moral code that states to treat others as you would like to be treated.