Is it Finally Time to Stop Whining and Complaining and Start to Create a Duplicable Success Strategy in the Black Community?
No interview this week, instead I decided to write about a topic that has been brewing in my head for a while. The topic is controversial and mostly ignored but “Is it Finally Time to Stop Whining and Complaining and Start to Create a Duplicateable Success Strategy in the Black Community”
For me in many ways, creating a successful life has been the focus of my life but really started to come to a head about two years ago when Barack Obama decided to run for president. Like many, I watched President Obama give the keynote speech at the Democratic convention in 2004 and was very impressed. So impressed that I read his book “Dreams from my Father” and then his book “The Audacity of Hope”
I watched as this man during the campaign seemed to have overwhelming certainty about who he was and with every moment gained confidence in his ability to become the first African American President of the United States. I followed his success and was determined to see if there where duplicable strategies and tactics I could use in my life.
After the election of President Obama and his enormous success, I become increasingly aware of how little black folks talk about success. We talk a lot about victi hood, a lot about aggrandizement but we talk little about the science of creating success.
If you remember, President Obama was a looooooong shot, nobody expected him to become the Democratic nominee all bets where on Hilary Clinton, but not only did he win the nomination but in a history making event, he actually won the presidency and the question has to be asked how did he do it and a better question is “Are their strategies, tactics and skills, that President Obama used to be successful.
So, I wanted to start the conversation. Here are some things to consider.
- What is success mean to you? Is it great wealth, financial security, control or security?
- How is success created? Is it only get an education and work hard?
- Is success duplicatable? Are there strategies adn tactics that can be learned and more importantly taught?
- How do we create a success ethic in our community. Can we teach success to our families and children?
For me, these are the issues that face Black America, is it time to focus internally and define and create success for ourselves. That’s the question and I welcome your input and opinion.
