True Colors

In the world of google, there can be little doubt that, eventually, your and/or your organization's true colors will come shining through.

I heard this song on my way to a client this morning and it struck a chord more so today than in days past. Transparency, honesty, integrity, and loyalty are, to me, the most important character traits one can possess. Yes, I love it when a person or organization pushes the envelope. I love it when people stir the pot and create a new line of thinking. I truly enjoy walking into a room where no one person thinks just as the one to your right or left.

It is how we act and respond when we encounter situations such as these that really bring out our true colors.

In response to the Invisible Children campaign that has gone viral and has  now made Kony an unfortunate household name, good for you. Regardless of how you feel about Kony or Invisible Children, this media campaign has shed light on a situation that has not been paid much attention. Now, I have strong feelings about a mass of people all of the sudden giving to a cause about which they know little. This is politically charged and we are talking about people's lives. The reality is that often times funding to these types of issues does not actually get into the hands that will affect good change, but into the hands of those who oppress.

So while there are positives and negatives to this, the world is no longer ignorant. Emotions, resources, and inertia are now in play. A movement, should positive motion occur, has been started.

How this organization and others like it respond will make a difference. Either way, their true colors will come into play.

Your true colors come into play every day. Don't be tempted to give in to episodes of childish and irrational behavior simply because you want to prove a point or don't like what another organization or person is saying or doing. The only point you will prove is that you don't make wise choices in the face of confrontation.