Blue Collar Executive
Achieve your destiny and be successful at any level by staying rooted in a strong work ethic, determination, and integrity. My Mom and Dad were factory workers and generations before them were farmers or coal miners. My path took me in a business direction, but it was still the work ethics and values of my blue collar roots that helped me reach top executive levels. My Dad was a man of few words, but as I navigated through my career I could always find the answers I needed in the subtle things he said or did. I believe these nuggets can help anyone achieve any level of success they desire and I want to share them. I have written many of these in an unpublished book, but my gift is talking and not writing. So I am going to share them in this weekly podcast in hopes someone finds them valuable or at least entertaining. It doesn't matter what color your collar is. We all have gifts and a purpose. None more important than the other. The important thing is that we all reach our full potential and be the best we can be.
Blue Collar Executive
The Internal Identity and External Image Conflict
Many who achieved fame have struggled with maintaining an image that is not their true being at heart. This creates an inner conflict that has led to drug abuse, mental illness, and even death. It's not only the famous. With the inception of social media it is becoming more of an issue. This is a major contributor to the increase in anxiety, depression, and drug use in our young generation.
Trying to be anything other than who God made us to be will cause struggle and rob us from the great joys of life.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson