Loading ...As a Virtual Assistant, is it important to you to have your ideas and contributions recognized?
As a human being, how do you feel when your ideas are acknowledged?
Does it feel good? Does it give you personal pride? Does it boost your personal and professional self-esteem? Do you gain a sense of happiness, gratitude and of being appreciated from doing or creating something that others value?
What if you had a great idea and shared it with the world, only to have it stolen and your role as the originator usurped and obscured by petty, jealous thieves greedy for the personal fame and self prmootion who have to steal from others in order to gain the spotlight?
Have you ever had an idea and then been deprived of acknowledgement or recognition for that idea or contribution? Or perhaps had something stolen from you, whether that was a thought, an idea, a body of work or creation?
How did that feel to you? I’m willing to bet, not too great.
And then, what if someone then told you, "So what? Who cares?"
So what? If we are so cavalier and disrespectful of acknowledging other’s people’s work and feelings, and giving proper and due credit where it is due, how can we in turn have the same expectation of consideration? If it’s not important, then it shouldn’t be important the next time you are robbed of being credited for something for which you originated.
What does that say about our humanity? What does that say about our integrity? And not just personal integrity, but the integrity and factual quality of truth, understanding and historical accuracy? Are not those things important as well?
