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“Great spirits have always met
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Dear Glenn,
I've had the good fortune
to be able to personally mold my department and select
my staff. The department is very successful and the
staff members enjoy being at work and being with their
co-workers. I can't even remember the last "BAD DAY"
the department had.
So why am I perplexed? We're constantly under attack by
the other departments. It seems that they care more
about what we are doing than doing their own jobs. Is
this just jealously, or are we doing something wrong?
Perplexed
in Ohio
Dear Perplexed,
It's jealousy, because
everyone in the other departments is miserable. Happy
people don't have the desire to attack others.
It's sad, but true - the more you accomplish, the more
people will attack you.
Not a week goes by that we don't receive email from
people telling us how my work has changed their lives.
Just yesterday, I received a note from Ted Aukerman in
Muskogee, Oklahoma, that read "Glenn, what you said about making a
public, written statement truly led to the completion of
this personal milestone. I'm hoping you will pass on the
lesson of making your dreams happen by making a public
goal and then acting on your word". Included with
the note was a copy of
Ted's first studio CD, "Faith Walk Again".
Others thank me for helping them get a promotion,
increase their income, save their marriage, and even
change their mind about committing suicide.
Yet right alongside those come the ones from
little dweebs having a hissy fit because they didn't like
something I said.
This frustrated me for years, until I stumbled across a
quote from Albert Einstein (see Quote of the Week).
Thanks for your question.
Glenn in Nashville, TN
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In case you missed it, the
latest American Idol contestant to become in instant
celebrity is 63-year-old Larry Platt.
The lyrics from his song go:
“Pants on
the ground, Pants on the ground.
Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground.
With the gold in your mouth,
Hat turned sideways.
Pants hit the ground,
Call yourself a cool cat,
Lookin’ like a fool
Walkin’ downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey!
Get your pants off the ground!”
Celebrities from Late Night talk show host Jimmy Fallon to Minnesota Vikings
quarterback Brett Farve have been singing it.
What makes Platt’s story so
unique is that he said what millions have been
thinking, but were scared to say out loud, out of fear of
being called a racist.
Even though the Hip Hop look of
baggy pants, sideways hat, and gold teeth is seen in just about every
ethnic group today, it originated with young African-American
males.
But few could accuse Platt of
being racist. He is an African American and a civil rights
activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King.
It’s a sad day when you can’t
help others out of fear of being attacked because they don’t
like what you say, but that’s exactly what has happened.
I’ve met hundreds, if not
thousands of managers who’ve told me how appalled they are at
young men applying for a job while dressed like this.
They
want to explain that no employer is going to
hire someone dressed like a gangster, but they’re scared they’ll
get sued for racial discrimination if they speak the truth.
The irony of this story is that
at least one misguided soul with a victim-mentality will have a
little conniption fit and call me “racist” for attributing the
origin of this look to young African American men.
(In case you’re that person,
don’t bother e-mailing your complaint. The baggy pants look came from prison,
and rappers such as Ice T take credit for bringing it to the
mainstream culture to enhance their tough guy image. I once
heard one of his fellow rappers complain, “White boys are
copying our look to try and look cool”. Yes, this look did
originate in the black* community, and saying so is not racism.)
I suspect Dr. King, who was
quite a sharp dresser, would have agreed with Platt. So I salute
General Platt for saying what needed to be said to these young
men:
“We're tired of seeing your underwear,
so pull your pants up!”
Dedicated To Your Success,
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comment
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*And then there will be that one misguided soul
who insists that saying “black” instead of “African American” is
racist. If you’re that person, I suggest you pick up a copy of “Standing
Up and Standing Out: How I Teamed with a Few Black Men, Changed
the Face of McDonald’s, and Shook Up Corporate America” by
my good friend Roland Jones, the first black executive at McDonald’s.
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