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.
The future does not get better by hope, it gets better by plan. And to plan for the future we need goals.
Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought — so what are you lacking? If you have will-power , then you can do anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.
Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
Repeating an affirmation several times a day keeps you focused on your goal, strengthens your motivation, and programs your subconscious by sending an order to your crew to do whatever it takes to make that goal happen.
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