Sunday, January 21, 2018

We're entitled to nothing

Sexual harassment scandal rocked Hollywood in 2017 and continued into 2018 with sexual misconduct scandal of famed photographers.

Money and success, don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

How you show up and treat people means everything. Little actions you take, make work better. You lift people up by making people feel valued, appreciated and heard. You hold people down by making people feel small, insulted, disregarded, excluded.

Now, of course, we may not intend to make people feel this way. We may lack awareness or we may not be mindful of our actions and how they make people feel.

There is a rising sense of entitlement these days. What's tripping me up is that it's not just the well-to-do, the lucky or the elite who feel entitled - it's everyone. You can't make demand unless you're in demand. And yet everyone somehow simply believe they're entitled to get whatever they want. Without working for it.

You cannot demand a job for which you're not qualified. You cannot demand a salary that your experience doesn't justify. You cannot demand respect simply because of your job title. I don't know anyone who likes a person who acts entitled. That behavior isn't worthy of respect.

Until you put in the work and earn it, you're entitled to nothing.



 

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