TOM LEU 2

For too long I was a damn good diplomat.

I was pretty successful at skillfully playing all sides while always being careful not to offend.

While there’s always a “time and a place” for just about everything, drowning in diplomacy is a death-sentence.

So, some time ago, I decided to put the diplomat to death.

As a ”trafficker of ideas” (Scott Berkun), I must tell it like it is. My truth, the way I “see” it, regardless of whether anyone else agrees or not.

People respect those who tell their truth, even if they disagree with them.

People rarely respect perpetual fence-sitters or die-hard diplomats.

You have to draw your line in the sand.

You must take a stand and proclaim your position(s), and occasionally even rant.

This will earn you both lovers and haters.

The old adage: “the only bad press is no press” rings very true here.

I’ve got nothing to lose, and neither do you.

The intent isn’t to offend, though some will take offense.

The intent is to “see things” figuratively speaking, in the hopes of acertaining even more truth.

The intent is to accumulate insight.

The intent is to inspire and encourage critical thinking by demonstrating it.

But good intentions don’t pay the bills. It’s about action over apprehension.

As a college instructor, this is what I’ve been doing for years in my classrooms.

I’m now taking the same approach within my writings, audios, videos, and live presentations.

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Tom Leu, M.S. is a writer, speaker, photographer, and musician from Rockford, IL. The RockStarWay™ brand delivers Lifestyle Initiative Training resources specifc to music, marketing, motivation, communication, recovery, and success psychology topics.