Comments on: Self Leadership: Race and Culture

By: Iyabo Asani

Iyabo Asani — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:32:01 +0000

Thank you Yinka. I appreciate your thoughts.

By: yinka olaito

yinka olaito — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:14:21 +0000

Hi coach iyabo, your thoughts are great. The issue of racism, tribalism is not only within black and white. it exists everywhere in the world.An individual has a right to be affected negatively by it or conditioned his/her mind not to let it effects become yardstick for personal performance and a strive for excellence.
With you, you have conquered the war from inside and I do hope everyone in America- or African-American in this instance- move from a preconceived prejudices that there are to become the best. Your experience with that family cited here in the piece shows that love can conquer hatred of any limit.
Keep this up. Thumb up for you

By: Grace Williams

Grace Williams — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:57:05 +0000

This is really great stuff.

By: Life Coach Karen

Life Coach Karen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:41:40 +0000

Your blog resonates with me on many levels. I am 2nd generation American, of multicultural heritage, and raised with a like perspective,i.e., “charting life on your own terms.” One example was the “n” word. I remember my mother telling me to ignore folks who say this word, and realize that they are not talking about me – unless I took on the word and meaning. So, at an early age it was made clear to me that what folks said (about race) was more about them than about me. Actually, this was a gift of perspective about many an interaction. Therefore, I’ve been able to focus on maximizing my human, not racial, potential.
Thank you for sharing your life view with us.

By: Melody Campbell, The Small Business Guru

Melody Campbell, The Small Business Guru — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:03:10 +0000

I really like how you portrayed your own self-leadership in circumstances where you could have played the victim. I believe that one of the reasons you may not experience the prejudice that others have experienced is that you won’t step into that victim role. You refuse to wear the labels that ignorant people might try to put on you.

People have told me that I would find it difficult to succeed as a woman business owner – that was actually many years ago – but too late I already have discovered my own level of success. I have never experienced the “glass ceilng” that others have complained about as a woman in business.

I think it must be a mind set, like you say, it’s about self leadership.

Really great post!

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