January 21, 2009

  • I received a high compliment the other day that my being a part of the team helped raise the confidence and level or work of another team member. It did not hit me at first how big of a compliment that was, or how much I had accomplished. Raising this individual's confidence level certainly was not my primary goal in the team; my primary goal was much broader--to contribute to the team and to assist in achieving the mission of the organization. Whether I did that on my own, I have not heard. This individual is ten years my elder, and had been a part of the organization and with the leadership much longer than myself. Their experience and the amount of time they had worked with the cadre dwarfed and cast a shadow on my own lack of knowledge. However, to think that I played a part in the growth of any individual, and particularly this one, who I have the utmost respect and admiration for, is very fulfilling. A Filipino American labor leader that I spoke to on Sunday made the declaration that when one is helping another, nothing else matters. There is no greater achievement than empowering someone another.