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Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants in 1907 while
still President of the United States

“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant
who comes here in good faith becomes an American and
assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact
equaility with everyone elese, for it is an outrage to
discriminate against any such man because of creed, or
birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the
person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing
but an America… There can be no divided allegiance here.
Any man who says he is an American, but something else also,
isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the
American flag…. We have room for but one language here,
and that is the English language… And we have room for but
one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American
people.”

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tr26.html

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Tanks…battle groups…aircraft carriers…guided
missiles…special forces. This is the world I come from.
It’s an environment of POWER called the Pentagon, an
environment where military personnel mingle with civilians
and where people work around the clock on a daily basis to
ensure that America’s highest-level decision makers get good
information. It’s a world where the pressure is always on
because the stakes are so high. One wrong move could cost
more than money; it could cost our lives and our national
freedom. We had a wake-up call on 9/11.

I worked in the Pentagon prior to 9/11 and still it was a
time of world crisis. Although I didn’t wear a uniform, I
had enough impact that the Army gave me its highest civilian
medal, the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service.

During my years of service, I learned that power is NOT
about rank. Military insignia indicates rank. As a civilian,
I never wore insignia. I was afforded respect appropriate
for my position as Deputy Chief of the Logistics Plans and
Operations Division.

Power is not about uniform, although how a person dresses
does make a difference, either positively or negatively.
There is, to be sure, power of position as well as personal
power. I’m talking about personal power here. Power is about
WHO you are. It’s about your beliefs and values, your
reliability, your ability to communicate–to speak and to
listen–effectively. When you communicate well you display
power and command respect because of your confidence, your
know-how, and your compassion, regardless of your rank,
regardless of your uniform, and regardless of your gender.

Being a powerful leader means you can lift others up with
what you say–something I tried to do daily at the Pentagon.
But I was NOT a cheerleader, as one interviewer in Texas
suggested some years later when I was on a book tour. Being
a cheerleader implied I was a quota, a token female. It
meant that I was powerless.

Through my experiences working with military personnel and
civilians as we struggled to cover all the bases, whether it
was moving materiel for Operation Desert Storm or
marshalling up supplies and support in natural disasters
like Katrina, I’ve learned that real POWER is when people
feel honored to work with you. Power is when you command
loyalty without having to say anything about it. Power is
when people want to do what you want them to do.

One commander in the Seventh Corps had served in our office
as a major. In his exit interview he commended me on my
ability to listen. During Operation Desert Storm he was
moving his supply troops from Germany into Saudi Arabia and
he was lost in the fog of war. There was no plan for this
move; it had not been exercised. He needed systems that were
not in place. He called me for help. I mustered help for him
and heard no more. A few years later when we met in line at
a Change of Command ceremony, he swept me off my feet and
whirled me around and around. He was a colonel then, in uniform.
It reminded me of the old movies of the homecoming in New York
City after the Second World War!

Whether on the battlefields of war or the battlefields of
business, personal power is important. Be real. Know who you
are. Value loyalty to your country and your God. Speak your
truths and respect others. You have the power.

Not so long ago, this nation was admired by all the world. Not only did we have a huge selection of goods, we lived in a society where people cared about each other. Not in a welfare sense, but in a neighborly sense We took a healthy interest in what was going on in the neighborhood. We spoke to our neighbors, and offered help when help was needed.

Such caring was demonstrated most recently in the tragedies of the hurricanes in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. At the same time, though, we were hearing harsh words and personal attacks daily on the television and radio. People are not shy about attacking our president, sometimes viciously. It seems to be a national sport.

Is it any wonder, then, that international “Hate America” campaigns are gaining momentum? It is not President Bush’s fault. The fault lies in each one of us. If we hate each other, why shouldn’t others? If we cannot tolerate a different opinion or approach to a problem, how can we survive? If we can’t “get it together,” how can we expect respect for our nation, which is still the greatest nation on the planet? Sure we have faults. We have seldom agreed totally on anything. But, we did know how to be cohesive and collaborative. Everything was not black or white, red or blue, and we understood how to stand together and disagree without being disagreeable.

We are displaying behavior that is teaching our children that it’s okay to slap each other around, act hateful, and say mean things about each other. Some of our commercials are violent in a “humorous” way. Surely we are not modeling behavior that the rest of the world wants to emulate. How can we be a leading nation under these circumstances.

Our military forces can win our wars with bullets and missiles. It’s up to the rest of us to win the minds and hearts of the rest of the world. We have seen that charity does not do that alone. We need to lead by example–an example that as worthy of being followed.

Hate is spreading and we tolerate a great deal of it here against fellow Americans. It’s time to take personal responsibility to stop participating in it.

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Hurricane Katrina stopped thousands of people in their tracks. Their challenge is to pick up what’s left and begin their lives anew. Taking charge of our lives is a significant challenge for many of us. There is no time to think of the future. We’re so busy dealing with daily challenges and opportunities that we seldom spend time thinking and deciding what we want our future to be. Many of us have given up on the idea and believe that destiny will dictate. Thinking about what we want, however, will allow us to make better decisions that lead to achieving what we want.

This is not to say that we must CONTROL all the events in our lives. We just need to pick a point in the future and set our gyroscopes on it. Then we do the best we can to make decisions that lead in the direction we’ve chosen. This is not a linear process, but a dynamic leaping forward and sometimes looping back to evaluate and think some more.

Often we find serendipities along the way. For example, some time ago while I was an extra in a movie that was filming at Union Station in Los Angeles, I picked up a voice message on my cell phone during one of the breaks. Someone wanted to buy a couple of copies of our book, 101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly. John followed up and the caller bought several books and audio-tape sets. In a later conversation with the caller, I asked how he’d heard about the book. “Jo, you won’t believe it,” he said. He related how he had found a satchel, “like a briefcase,” in the road. In the briefcase were several different books, but no identification of the owner. Our friend took the satchel home and looked at the books. 101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly caught his attention and he read it. Inside he found our telephone number and called. “I’m an immigrant,” he explained, “and I like your book. I can really use it.”

Out of nowhere, a stranger found our book and was influenced by it.
Out of nowhere, things happen to move you toward your destination. If you know where you’re going, you will recognize these “coincidences” and take full advantage of them.

12-STEP PROGRAM FOR RECOVERING WORKAHOLICS

Workaholics are driven. I know. I’ve been one for many years. There’s never enough time to get everything done and there’s always more coming in to be done. It’s not all imposed on us, we reach out for it in many instances. We want to learn more, be more, do more; we don’t see our limits. A year ago I decided to reform—to set limits. When I announced my resolution in my Christmas letter, a friend wrote back that he didn’t know that I had an addiction. He had mistaken WORK-a-holic for AL-coholic. He encouraged me to join a 12-step program and stick with it. After I stopped laughing, I decided to try it.
Perhaps you’d like to try it, too.

1. Set your alarm to go off one hour later—you’re probably getting up too early

2. Go out for lunch, don’t eat on the job.

3. Walk to work—if you work at home, go for a walk before getting to work.

4. Add “reformed workaholic” to your signature block so you can inspire others.

5. Put an alarm on your computer and set it to go off after the computer has been on for 8 hours. Shut it down when the alarm goes off.

6. Throw out all those motivational placards you have hanging over your desk.

7. Go into a joint venture with another workaholic who is not in the 12-step program.
Better yet, marry a workaholic!

8. Buy a home in the country and go there at least four times a year.

9. Go fishing—there’s nothing quite like it. You may think you’ll go berserk the first time, but you’ll get used to sitting and doing nothing but watching the water for the big one to jump and imbibing in a few refreshments.

10. Get a massage regularly and learn yoga.

11. Go to confession often to get rid of the guilt feelings.

12. Sell your car and keep the blinds closed in your house or apartment. Your neighbors will hate you.

Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of the attack on America, 9/11. Who does not have a horrible picture of that day stamped on their mind? Remember how the country came together and waved the American flag? It was so inspiring to see us united.

Today we’re encouraged to get those flags out again and hang them high. Remember to treat your flag with respect. If it’s going to hang all night, keep a light on it. If you want a real treat, request a flag that’s flown over the US Capitol building from your Congressman or woman. It’s quite inexpensive and special. Just call your Representative’s office and ask for the person who handles the flag requests. That would be a very special gift for a military person.

Back to the Disaster Relief Center September 6, 2005

With donations in hand I headed back to the Kelly USA Disaster Relief Center this afternoon after getting some business attended to in the morning. I felt refreshed and ready to tackle whatever came my way. The Red Cross is well organized—sign in lists—sign out lists—locations to be staffed and with how many volunteers on a white board. They offered the children’s room or linens. I’m a coward, I took linens. I couldn’t even talk with the adults without tearing up; I’d never be able to handle the children.

The Center had about a third more people than it had when I left on Friday. People seemed to have settled in as much as possible with cots, sheets, pillows, and blankets. I was surprised the linen room was so busy. There were never enough blankets for all who wanted them. Pillows ran out before everyone had one. Most people were orderly and grateful, though a few were greedy.

One man who came in was a World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Veteran. He was looking for the housing office, which was farther down the hall. He should have been given an escort after all he’s been through! Volunteers will be needed for a long time.

I’ll probably go back and suggest that you, too, find out how you can help.

Refugees in San Antonio September 2, 2005

“I’m not lost. I’m just homeless,” said one young woman cheerily as she was finding her way to the showers. That’s the kind of resilience that brought these weary, sometimes dazed, people so far from what used to be home in New Orleans, LA.

I just returned from five hours in the refugee center here in San Antonio. I had to fight back tears when I said, “Welcome to San Antonio.”
Most people seemed grateful to have a clean, dry, air-conditioned place to be. They were polite and orderly for the most part—though the long line for clean clothes sometimes got rowdy. Uniformed police officers were everywhere.

Young military troops took down thousands of square feet of office space and dividers so that cots could be put up for the refugees. There were many families and some children without parents. The Red Cross had a very orderly process–Intake Center, medical screening, and immunizations. The refugees wore arm bands similar to hospital “bracelets” with their bed numbers on them. In the sea of beds, it was relatively easy to find someone if you knew their bed number and they were in the vicinity of that bed. It was obvious that we had time to put systems in place that other centers were unable to do.

Once the displaced persons had showers and were given clean clothes, which there was not enough of (some were wearing plastic “scrubbies” until they could get clothes), the main concern for most was connecting with relatives and friends. SBC provided two rooms of phones so people could make calls, but incoming phone calls to individuals were impossible except by personal cell phones. Another need of the refugees was to find out where they were so as to tell relatives and friends where they could be picked up. Some did not know they were in San Antonio. The center is in building 171 on N. Cricket Street which is near the main entrance to Kelly.