Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Step up to the microphone and own the show...

Wow! They play rough at the top of the pyramid!

It’s completely politically in-correct to put faith in Winston Churchill’s quote, “Responsibility is the price of greatness.”

Within these modern ways forget Margaret Thatcher’s thunderous way, “If you want to cut your own throat don’t come to me for a bandage.”

How about Goethe, “Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”

According to martial arts Master Richard Andrew King if there are fingers to be pointed the act of doing so is degrading to all of us because it speaks directly to our lack of character.

Hit any newspaper or entertainment magazine website and it’s all spelled out: non-accountability has spread like wildfire in our culture.

Master King believes such actions have destroyed the nobility of man. We’ve lost the answer to this extremely simple question: What’s more important one’s character or one’s feelings?

Drug addiction, a passion for fruits turned into wine, overweight, heart disease…for those who don’t believe in evolution the proof is in the pudding! We’ve evolved into a nation of finger pointers. Who needs the other three when texting and accusing requires only one dangly thingy?

Master King believes its time grownup’s own up. At his school of Karate if a student is injured; it’s their fault. If the choice is to engage then you’ve made a decision to accept responsibility.

Is it tough love to own up?

If the best investment is to sink energy into self worth and dignity then owning up would be the best lesson learned correct? Who’s doing the teaching? To lead requires responsibility. To be responsible takes on the shape of being held accountable. 98% of my daily readers have already bolted from this website. Why are you still here?

Wait! Come back! We’ll talk about my stepfather Joe whopping me upside the think maker, “If you’re going to use that mouth in ways that upset people I’m only demonstrating what someone might do when you aren’t under my roof.”

If I were to ask him about it today he wouldn’t deny it took place. He’s got no problem owning up.

Which brings me to the protestors on Wall Street that continue to feel a need to barely be heard about Corporate America’s brutal treatment of this nation’s most creative generation. Gosh…you accepted the job. The snake you picked up was a rattler…um they bite and so does landing a great job. It comes with a price and now you want to protest it?

If enough hard working skill minded performers gather to build a product better than the trash Wal-Mart sells daily…that’s how you put a dent in the side of the big guy’s engine. Not with complaints and finger points. Just good old fashioned quality driven products.

I once got a swat from the Dean of Boys for starting at food fight at Riverside Jr High. Once my a** was set on fire I didn’t stand up accusing the decision maker of abusing my rights to speak freely with bad behavior. I remember standing at his desk and calmly whimpering, “I accept responsibility for the actions that took place.”

When you get bad ratings in radio…please stop blaming Lady Gaga, burned out Lionel Richie and a new group called Boone Doggie Fo Fo and take a look at your performance between the tracks. Oh wait…barely 1% of those in radio volunteer to do community involvement projects and yet the FCC requires that all broadcast outlets serve their local community or there can’t be a license renewal.

Martin Sheen accepted responsibility for Charlie’s crazy antics. Although it wasn’t his fault he and his son Emilio vividly pointed out, “All families have troubles and together we’re working our way through this.”

Grownup’s own up…

arroecollins@clearchannel.com

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