A true friend sticks with you through the good times and the bad, A true friend will say what you might not want to hear, but a true friend won’t stay mad…

A true friend looks from the inside out and doesn’t judge by a glance A true friend will stick by you even when you take a stance…

A true friend loves you for who you are not what you could be… A true friend should be cherished cause’ few exist…

Many times the same is not true about relationships in the workplace . I have found that far too often many are tuned to one FM station, WII-FM “what’s in it for me”. As the direction of the wind changes or your short term usefulness or profitability…

Had the opportunity to spend some time yesterday with a real friend and it got my mind thinking about the difference between the two. The dictionary talks about how a friend is someone you know,  like and trust but when you get disappointed or hurt by acts of either omission or commission…what then? Does the status change to being be friended like on Facebook…hmmmm This is where true friendship comes to the top. A very good friend and mentor of mind once told me, “to have a friend you must first be one”.

In the infantry, where true teamwork has no equal, they will   take a bullet if need be for their fellow comrade in arms and they would  reciprocate in turn. That’s commitment you don’t get in professional sports or in business.

This leads me to what is real commitment to an individual or goal? It’s about taking the time to develop a well thought out strategic plan, taking ownership of same by committing to it and then executing that plan until completed. Having the faith, vision and seeing it through. Daring to plan big!

Dare to dream, have big goals, commit them to paper, develop a strategic plan, create a like-minded team …win and share in the victories en=ven the small ones…

Amazing what hits the page after a limited night of sleep!