I like to solve problems. I know it is a skill set, but it's also an obligation. I grew up with parents who believe that you don't simply complain: you try to find solutions and fix what's in front of you.
Interpretation
Solving problems is both a skill and a responsibility shaped by upbringing.
In this quote, Stacey Abrams emphasizes the importance of problem-solving not only as a personal skill but as a duty instilled by her parents. Growing up in an environment that encouraged proactive solutions rather than complaints, she highlights how our upbringing shapes our character and approach to challenges in life.
In practice
During a team meeting, I shared a quote by Stacey Abrams to encourage my colleagues to take initiative in addressing workplace challenges.
I grew up one of six children with working-class parents in the Deep South. My mother was a college librarian, and my father worked in a shipyard. I never saw them balance a checkbook, but they kept a roof over our heads and got all six of us into college.
I do not Google myself, I do not read comments, and I barely look myself in the eye when I look in the mirror.
My being a black woman is not a deficit. It is a strength. Because I could not be where I am had I not overcome so many other barriers. Which means you know I'm relentless, you know I'm persistent, and you know I'm smart.
The basis for sustainable progress is legal protections grounded in an awareness of how identity has been used to deny opportunity.
Here in Georgia, we continue to grapple with our own vestiges of hate. The image carved into Stone Mountain, like Confederate monuments across this state, stand as constant reminders of racism, intolerance, and division.
To achieve our goals of educating bold and ambitious children, we must invest in enriching, quality early child care and learning.
Promise to my momma I'ma make it to the Top.._x000D_ So I'ma keep climbing til my heartbeat drop
Yeah, I think it motivates you as people start to count you out. It doesn't make you play any harder, because every time you go out on the field you give 110 percent, but it does give you more of an edge mentally, knowing that you were in the same situation, because in sports you always find yourself behind.
I read my own books sometimes to cheer me when it is hard to write, and then I remember that it was always difficult, and how nearly impossible it was sometimes.
The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.
No matter what your mission is, have some notion in your head. Forget the model, whether it's government or nonprofit or profit. Ask yourself the more important question: Is my mission improving the world? Are you sure about it? Seek to disconfirm that all the time. And if you can, change your mission.
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.
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