Respect follows Responsibility

One of the hardest things I ever had to do for my job was to give up David Letterman's Top Ten List. Well...sort of.



When you have to be at work at 6:00 AM and you are supposed to be able to communicate, be somewhat pleasant, and sound like you love life....you need sleep. It took me a long time to realize that I either needed to get a job with a starting time of 9:00 AM or stop staying up late to watch Letterman. I had to grow up and be responsible.



Now on the surface....going to bed earlier because you have to get up early is not a scientific break through. However, I believe that our society could learn from that simple lesson. Everybody wants respect....but some are not willing to take the responsibility to earn the respect. Let me give you three quick examples.



1. The banking and housing crisis to me boils down to the ill fated thought that everybody deserved a house -- regardless of their financial situation. The responsible thing to do is work and wait until they could afford the house.



2. There are TV commercials featuring, supposedly, real people bragging about the fact that they owed the government back taxes so they called a 1-800 number and got those taxes reduced. The responsible thing to do is pay your taxes.



3. The fast food industry is under attack because our society is overweight. Hey I struggle all the time with my weight. I have never been forced to pull through the drive through and eat.

And when I did, I should be held responsible not the fast food owners.



Small consistent changes lead to major success. If we want respect, we need to take the responsibility to make the changes. Do you have any changes you need to make? Stay Tuned.





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