"Don't back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem."
- Oprah Winfrey
What do YOU stand for? What are YOUR beliefs? What do YOU think should be happening in your business, organization or membership group? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?!
One of the most DIFFICULT things for any individual to do is to STAND UP for what they want or believe in. It takes GREAT courage to be the first to voice your opinion and challenge the APATHY that is typically associated with groups. As we all know, it is easy to HIDE in a group and never do anything, thus never failing… nor SUCCEEDING!
Why do we not see MORE people standing up for what they want? Is it the FEAR of being insolated in the thought process? Is it fear of OFFENDING someone's poor little sensitive nature? Is it just that we are CONDITIONED to be wussies and never take action?!
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Frankly, I am don't with people who will not stand up for themselves. If you don't have enough SELF-CONFIDENCE or PASSION to stand up, speak up and back it up, then maybe you don't belong in the groups I belong to.
WE ARE LEADERS. Leaders challenge the status quo. We fight for the people that will not fight for themselves… REPEAT, we fight for the people that will not fight for themselves. This does not mean only the poor, uneducated or otherwise disavdavntaged. This also includes the wealthy, educated, connected, yet GROSSLY apathetic that just cannot seem to get off their ass and do something!
Try something different. Next time you DISAGREE with something – STAND UP AGAINST IT! Do it strong and confident. Just see what happens. Explain your thoughts. You may just find that many AGREE with you AND you will have EARNED the respect of those that would not stand out of fear!
You can do it…
Cheers,
Zach
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