I hate political statements. 

We see the proliferation of political statements of companies and businesses during the 'Black Lives Matter" protests. What did we get as a result? Nothing. Aside from millions of money going to the pockets of the organizers.

Now with the war of Israel and Hamas after October 7th massacre, hundreds of political statements were issued but nothing had come out of it, aside from more entrenched position against one group over the other.

I find these statements hollow and hypocritical. 

With the UN-speak, everything is coached in very vague terms and yet the slant is visible. If these terms were used you know what side they're on:  genocide, ethnic cleaning, starvation.

Mere words of solidarity don’t move the needle on world’s challenges. Action does.  And if you want to make a difference, teach your community how to handle conflict based on perspectives and stay away from words that agitate and further divide people into camps. It starts with us to hold that line very clearly.

Words are so cheap but action takes courage.

Political statements are mere political positioning. 

Really, do you really have to waste time just to prove that you have an opinion.

Your opinion doesn't matter.

If you come to educate and inform, I will listen.

I will be open-minded.

If you come to tell me I'm wrong and you are right about this.

I guess we call it a day!

You know why old homes sell more than their actual value? 

They staged it to help the buyer imagine what's possible.

They put in a new paint, bought stylish furnitures and décor and sweep the whole house clean.

We are  only limited by our imagination. 

If something is presented to us visually, then we will believe.

We would open our minds to the possibilities.

Then the hearts follow. 

That's where the purses start to open. 

How come you don't use staging for other purposes such as working with partners and increasing visibility where funders/donors and supporters are present?

Are you even involved in your sector's growth? 

Are you innovating as opposed to just surviving? 

Don't get ready, be ready to succeed. 

Stage your success in the eyes of your stakeholders. 

Open their eyes to the limitless opportunities. 

There are different kinds of anger.

Righteous anger is directed towards injustice you see around and you're compelled to respond positively to correct the wrongs in society. 

Unrighteous anger is insisting that you're right and the rest of the world is wrong and that if they need to be listened to, that they should first acknowledge that you're right and apologize to your ancestors and pay them for all the centuries-old grievances.

Foolish anger is anger on things that will not help in the situation. Being angry in emergency or in critical situation is the worst response for that. Being angry when you need to first establish the facts is counter-productive. Pretend anger is just a power move, and you'll get a few passes and that's about it. It becomes ineffective when they see the deception.

Unexplained anger on the other hand is directed to others with no reasonable explanation or cause, which is actually hidden anger directed to oneself.

Anger is a powerful force. Use it positively to make things better. 

A great positive conflict creates better relationships which leads to more trust and harmony. 

And if you're the problem, confront the root cause and don't just hurl plates on others' faces and blame them for your misery.

When did you last had positive anger?