The Snippets
"I wish people seemed more interested in telling the truth, owning up to the facts.
It's about a gap between what we say and what we do.
Cozying up to certain delegates in order to win their votes? Just say so. Offering a breakfast or lunch or dinner because you want to push a certain agenda? Please be clear about it. Out with it! In the end, are you going to vote based on what's best for you personally, even if it conflicts with your stated ideals? Just say so.
Why is it so hard for us to be transparent? Authentic? Honest?
Of course, sometimes, we aren't even really transparent with ourselves. Recently I've been making some tough decisions for myself, and was getting really far down the road on deciding one way when I realized I just wasn't being transparent, even with myself, about the reasons behind my decisions. Power and status and position were playing into my decision-making in ways I was not ready to admit even to myself.
Maybe we're afraid to be transparent because we're afraid of what will happen when people can see right through us, or right into us. Maybe we're afraid of looking at what actually motivates us and moves us into action, or what keeps us from acting when we should."
-Beth Quick
It's about a gap between what we say and what we do.
Cozying up to certain delegates in order to win their votes? Just say so. Offering a breakfast or lunch or dinner because you want to push a certain agenda? Please be clear about it. Out with it! In the end, are you going to vote based on what's best for you personally, even if it conflicts with your stated ideals? Just say so.
Why is it so hard for us to be transparent? Authentic? Honest?
Of course, sometimes, we aren't even really transparent with ourselves. Recently I've been making some tough decisions for myself, and was getting really far down the road on deciding one way when I realized I just wasn't being transparent, even with myself, about the reasons behind my decisions. Power and status and position were playing into my decision-making in ways I was not ready to admit even to myself.
Maybe we're afraid to be transparent because we're afraid of what will happen when people can see right through us, or right into us. Maybe we're afraid of looking at what actually motivates us and moves us into action, or what keeps us from acting when we should."
-Beth Quick