JOHN D. MacDONALD: “...there are people who try to look as if they are doing a good and thorough job, and then there are the people who actually damn well do it, for its own sake.”
I feel fairly certain that I called out the bcLIBERALS for
their unashamed, "Aren't we wonderful?" media releases when they were
in power. Now well into the second year of our NDP government's term, it
appears while sitting in Opposition, Premier John Horgan learned well from the Liberals.
Leave your ego at the door every
morning, and just do some truly great work. Few
things will make you feel better than
a job brilliantly done ~~ Robin S.
Sharma
Last Friday's media release from the Ministry of Health
was headlined, "Taking action to
improve the lives of seniors and people who care for them". It informed us that, "... 88 successful funding applicants will
receive more than 1,000 new items...".
Now one would think those would be for specialty equipment that was much
needed ... NOT everyday items like beds and mattresses, shower chairs and
tubs, mobility equipment ... along with tables and chairs and maybe even music therapy
equipment.
Well guess what ... it was mostly for those everyday
items, although mixed in with that list were a few items that could possibly
be considered specialty.
Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's
about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to
do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high
and the consequences really matter ~~
Chris Hadfield
Oh, what benevolence and caring they, our BC NDP
government, shows. NO, in actual fact it
is NOT benevolence and caring they are showing, nor is it news.
British
Columbia's elected leaders and public servants are here
to serve the citizens of British
Columbia.
Succinct, and to the point, and that's what it says online for our government under the heading of Organizational Structure, for the Government of BC.
“A good deed is not a good deed if
you brag
about it” ~~ Jeffery Bernardo Copiaco
about it” ~~ Jeffery Bernardo Copiaco
I don't know about you, however I believe that we should
expect that during their term of office, our elected government will act in our
best interests across the entire scope of responsibilities they have been
entrusted with. In other words, they
should do their job! That said, if they do want to proclaim loudly about the actions they have taken on our behalf, they
can always use the money their supporters have provided them with, and BUY
advertising.
Come election time they can also talk all they want about
what they've done, and what they plan to do.
Others, seeking to form government, will similarly inform us about what
they would have done, what they will do if elected, and how that will be different.
“Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to
pass
that every braggart shall be found an ass.” ~~ William Shakespeare
And now, one final word on this topic -- one that made me
chuckle when I applied it to this discussion.
Psychology Today, in a parenting article from March 2013, stated that bragging is on par with eating
food and having sex, and that it triggered the same sensations in the brain.
What can I
possibly say, to follow that, except ...
Alan, why are you quoting a writer of fiction? Did you mean John A. MacDonald?
ReplyDeleteNo, not Sir John A MacDonald, I did indeed mean John D. MacDonald. I quoted him because the words he spoke fit with what my topic was, just as the other quotes did. In that case, fiction or non-fiction is not relevant.
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