Okay, I’ve been approved. I sent out my initial Blog to three of my close friends, including my husband, and got a passing grade. So…. I’m officially launched. I spammed all the ladies in my email address book with the link to come take a looksie.
(Now I’ll be forced to keep it clean, since I included my daughters in the list.) Not that I’d be unclean, but you know, I’m seasoned now with the spice that comes from being around the block a few times. I’m glad that I have all flavors of friends that can add their comments and make this thing interesting.
Today, my co-workers and I did a great thing. We raised thousands of dollars for Women’s Issues in our community. More than 300 wonderful ladies gathered to attend the event. We had two guest speakers, both well respected, educated, successful women who happened to be seniors. One was a radio personality, now 83 years of age and she’s more than “still kickin’.” Since I have a Sister of Satin dream to do a radio broadcast for women, I gleaned several nuggets of gold for future use.
I was ecstatic that one lady at my table received insight as to how she might receive some funding to help with a project she has going for some very needy women in Rwanda. Networking, (not network marketing) was going on all over the room. I was blessed to meet the mother of a great young man who died a while back. I recently wrote a newspaper article about his passing, (car accident) and the scholarship fund that has been established to honor him. The gals and I were riding high on our success, all the way back to the office. Then, it hit the fan.
It seems someone was offended during our meeting and it kind of put a damper on the entire event. This wasn’t just any one; this was a person who sits in a seat of power. Will she do something that’ll hurt us? That we don’t know. However, we are on pins and needles, with wonder. One leader was very shaken by this report. Tears were shed, when rejoicing should have been taking place.
What is a sister of satin to do? Ask someone who knows….
I put in an emergency call to my youngest son who has a degree in PR and asked his opinion as to how to handle this. He was very concise in the approach we need to take.
Apologize to the one offended and explain there was never an attempt to hurt anyone.
Explain the position that my business takes regarding the situation and people.
Be Honest, Be Transparent.
Let the leaders handle it, not me.
The last item is the most important one. Let the leaders handle it. Why is it that we always take on a problem, just because it presents itself? We think we have to diagnosis, fix, and repair everything that seems wrong. We never look at it from the perspective that a little bit of negativity can be good. How? In my humble opinion….
1. It causes us to become more careful.
2. Publicity is always good, even if it’s a titch negative.
3. Since 99% of the meeting went fine and raised a lot of money, the 1% who was offended, just may be very sensitive…. Perhaps….come on people…must we be so thin skinned? Buck it up partner!
Ya know, I’ve been extremely hurt and wounded in my life. When people are offended over such small things I wonder what they’d do if something big ever happened to them. Remind me to tell you about the time I went through a murder situation that knocked the wind out of me for at least five years. Murder, especially that of a child, is a problem. Going to court for years of appeals, that’s a problem. What happened today, again in my opinion, is not worth mentioning out loud.
Nonetheless…it happened….and we’ll see in the next couple of days if there’s going to be repercussions. If there is, I’m really going to be angry. We’ve done so much good and what was said was intended to be funny. We all need to lighten up a little bit.
Later skaters. I’m off to find my flannels…
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