Tammi's World

Accountable

Phin has a great post up about accountability. It'll make or break a business....hell I think it makes or breaks a person.

You must be allowed to be accountable for your actions. Period. It's just that simple. And I really think that most people WANT to be.

Growing up, like most parents, Mama wanted me to have a better life than she and Daddy did. It was a mission of hers. And she did everything she could to make that happen. To the point that if I screwed up - she fixed it. Every time. No matter what. Oh, I'd get my hide tanned, that's for sure. But to the outside world - I was golden. Pure Gold.

And I hated it. That more than anything caused the problems between my mother and myself. I remember one particularly harsh argument that I ended by screaming - Just Let Me F*CK UP!! (the F bomb was NOT allowed in the house). Silence followed. For a few weeks actually. But it got the point across.

I've never been one to coddle the children in my life. Oh, I love and spoil. I wanna help. BUT...if I have a mantra it is a simple one: For every action there is a reaction.

That simple concept seems to have been forgotten. In business and in society. It's sad. It's hurting our economy and it's corrupting our spirit.

Posted by Tammi at September 20, 2005 08:35 AM