Touching All the Bases Revisited

There are times in your life when you're faced with the challenge:

Do the right thing, and risk losing out on something you really want.

--OR--

Do nothing, and earn your heart's desire.

These girls are simply amazing - and a lesson to all of us.

Yes, I cried when I watched this video. That's why I'm sharing it with you. But also, because it's the right thing to do.



So let me pose this to you:

How often have you overlooked something because it was more inconvenient to do the right thing ans report it?

What do your children see when you don't think they're looking?

How is your sleep at night? Restful? Wakeful?

This was a ball game that MAYBE 100 people got to see. What do you do when no one is looking?

This was a powerful lesson to me. And I guess I'm on a quasi-mission to share that power with others.

Character is built in the moments when we think little and act foolishly. It's also built in the moments when we think hard and act courageously.

This video was shared with me by my upline. Why do you think she did that? Her message to me was "this is so inspiring" - but it's so much more than that.
It's an example of how business should be run EVERY day - even when people aren't looking.

Are you touching all the bases in your business? Are you looking at what needs to be done - and not just putting out fires, doing the minimum, or something worse?

Are you so concerned about this month's quota and winning that award, that you overlook the fact that your client truly CAN'T afford to make a purchase at this time? Do you see them as more than just a stepping stone to what's next?

In our community, the mayor has decided to throw his hat into the ring for Governor.

Heaven forbid. The only good thing that I think would come of it, is that he wouldn't be our mayor anymore.

He's a classic example of someone that doesn't touch all the bases - out for himself, his own benefits and gains - he's a convicted criminal, which only adds insult to injury!

And I think about how he must conduct his business, and what he's like when no one's looking. And I pray on a daily basis that I'll NEVER turn out like that.

What about you?

About This Bugsy Guy...

So I blogged previously about Don Williamson and his "pal" Bugsy, and the strange irony of that relationship.

Then I found out I know someone related to Bugsy. Turns out Bugsy isn't his real name, and he is a VERY VERY nice man, former police officer and all around good guy. According to my acquaintance, Bugsy is THE person to talk to if you really DO want some customer service in the City of Flint.

Small worlds keep getting smaller.

Never let it be said I didn't give equal time to all sides. Don, you're welcome to chime in any time you'd like. But I'm not sure you even know how to USE a computer.

Ask to Speak with Bugsy

This just blows my mind.

If you live in or around the Flint area, you have heard of our illustrious Mayor. His Kitchen-cabinet style leadership has been a conversation piece for years around these parts.

But the letter I got in the mail the other day just boggles my mind.

In essence, it's a message to citizens of the city, asking for our help in contacting our council representatives. Apparently our Mayor can't get them to return his calls to discuss road work and the like. This, in and of itself might sound outrageous, except for the fact that it's a known fact that our Mayor and city council don't play nicely with each other.

That in and of itself would make a great topic for my blog, but the thing that REALLY caught my eye was down at the bottom of page two:

"You may call Mayor Williamson's Community Service Office... and ask to speak with Joe... or Bugsy."

Bugsy? Are you serious?

Now, before I get hate mail, I don't know Bugsy, and he may be a great person with a charming personality. But with illegal activities of our Mayor's past, inviting the public to call anyone named "Bugsy" for customer service issues reeks of bad PR and bad customer service.

Perhaps I'm over reacting, but in my mind, I immediately conjur images of a large, burly man with a baseball bat in one hand and a flower in his lapel, with a broken Brooklyn accent asking me "So, you's gotta problem wit' sumtin?"

Um... no, Mister Busgy, sir. No problems at all.

"Dat's wat I tawt!" he replies, with a menacing grin as he lowers the bat and leans on it like a walking stick.

I just get shivers thinking about it!

The Community service number itself is actually the phone line originally used for the re-election headquarters, so it doesn't even appear to be officially associated with the City.

So what is this letter all about? Is it just more whining on the part of our Mayor? Is it indeed a call to action? I'd encourage anyone from the city with more information to please fill me in on this.

Well, anyone except Bugsy.