Our Month of Celebration

I like the saying McDonald's has "Black 365." We are African American every day we open our eyes. Since we have the calender month of February to celebrate I have three words to thank God for, President Barak Obama. His rise to prominence shows us a few things we can all immediately apply to ourselves. We can see that preparation must be there when opportunity comes. People can say whatever they will about how far we have come as a nation. The truth is however, if we were not in the catastrophic condition we were in from the previous administration we would have never seen what we now have. He walked into a set up for failure just like every other person of color who is the first one. The beauty of it, just as it has been for coaches and executives, he was prepared when the opportunity presented itself. The other thing that we can learn from our President is the power of a steadfast determination against all odds. Nobody thought he could win, but he did. Nobody thought he could pass a health care bill, but he did. Nobody thought he could work with a republican dominated house, but he is. When there is determination to accomplish specific goals, that determination has within it a power that launches us toward fulfillment of those goals. Being Black is a beautiful thing. We still need to be prepared and determined if we are going to succeed.

Work It Out!