What's the story with "pride" as a negative connotation?
Here's what I think is the upside of pride.
Today, I sat in an audience of students, teachers and a few parents that attended our middle school's 6th grade awards ceremony. I was bowled over by the spirit of pride in the room...parents that not only cheered for their own kids, but cheered for their kids' friends, for the neighbor kids up the street, for the kid who played on their daughter's/son's basketball team 3 years ago. Teachers who insisted their wish for the day was to present "awards to every child in the room...because they were so proud of each and every student."
There is this collective sense of community, of hard work paying off, of struggle and sacrifice in pride. Pride is the driver behind highly motivated (and successful) people. Sure it has to be well managed and sometimes even contained, but isn't pride really a positive motivator...and a trait we should be encouraging in our kids...in ourselves?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
MAC4 Launches blog...
I'm very excited about the first MAC4 Blog. As the head of my own communications firm, I should be walking the "talk." I really should have done this years ago.
It's June and it's hard not to react to the feeling of "change" in the air.
Kids are getting ready to jump the "school" ship; summer vacation excitement looms ever closer; colleagues and friends prepare for the summer and how to get the "work" in around the "fun." Colleagues have already written their "out of office" messages and can't wait to click the "I am currently out of the office" button. Every point of purchase ender in Target is selling SPF-like products and more beach towels and flip-flops that I know what to do with. In my business, change is constant. As a matter of fact, as more companies experience change, restructures and realignments, my business flourishes. So why is it that by mid-June every year, am I put-off, off-balance and just plain stressed out by the imminent change of the next 13 weeks?
I think the answer is in the "unknown" ...change's favorite pal....the double-edged sword...the real McCoy. Change = Unknown and if you're like me....you do 3 things to cope: prepare as best you can, go with the flow whenever possible (aka be flexible) and stay positive!
It's June and it's hard not to react to the feeling of "change" in the air.
Kids are getting ready to jump the "school" ship; summer vacation excitement looms ever closer; colleagues and friends prepare for the summer and how to get the "work" in around the "fun." Colleagues have already written their "out of office" messages and can't wait to click the "I am currently out of the office" button. Every point of purchase ender in Target is selling SPF-like products and more beach towels and flip-flops that I know what to do with. In my business, change is constant. As a matter of fact, as more companies experience change, restructures and realignments, my business flourishes. So why is it that by mid-June every year, am I put-off, off-balance and just plain stressed out by the imminent change of the next 13 weeks?
I think the answer is in the "unknown" ...change's favorite pal....the double-edged sword...the real McCoy. Change = Unknown and if you're like me....you do 3 things to cope: prepare as best you can, go with the flow whenever possible (aka be flexible) and stay positive!
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