2 things (part 2)

I watched second season of The Apprentice last night and in one of the episodes, Donald Trump rewarded the one team to meet New York City's mayor (I forgot his name). One of the contestants says this guy (the mayor) is one of the people that brought NY for what it is today. I don't know how true is that statement but he (the mayor) did commanded respect from the contestants. He said something like this, "To be a leader you need to be respected." And on his office is a statement that says," I AM RESPONSIBLE".

I reflected on those two things:
1. To be a leader you need to be respected.
2. I AM RESPONSIBLE.

To be a leader you need to be respected.
To be a leader is to have follower(s). One person says, "One test if you are a leader is to look behind you and see if somebody is following you. And if no one is following you that means you are not a leading, you are merely taking a walk." For people to follow you, you need to be respected. Of course it is possible for people to follow you without respect - thru fear. But that's another subject. As what I've said, without respect people will have a hard time following a leader. The lowest form of respect is respect because of a person's position/rank in life. [ need to add more here...]

I AM RESPONSIBLE.
This is one of the most powerful statements in life. A lot of people (including myself) tend not to take responsiblity of what is happening in their lives. They blame people, government, taxes, life, God, and others but themselves. To say that "I am responsible" is to say declare that that person has reached a level of maturity to take resposiblity of what's going on. It is good to note that the statement says, "I AM RESPONSIBLE" and not "I AM REACTIBLE". To be responsible means to be RESPONSE-able. To respond means to use intellect as oppose to REACT-able which is triggered by emotion. [need to add more here..]