"I have a fundamental dream! " What a vision! Martin Luther King was not the first to fight for racial equality and he wasn't the last. So why do we remember those characters? Because they stated the idea simply and clearly. It was a vision that everyone could understand and feel a part of. It encompassed the instantaneous issue, racial equality, but went beyond for it a vision of a really color blind society.
That society certainly didn't occur in 1968 when King dedicated that famous speech. I won't argue whether it exists today, except to say that i am a long, long method from 1968. In truth, there are almost a couple complete generations who do not know systemic discrimination and oppression King was talking about in that speech. When he said "I choose a dream that one day on red hills of Ca . the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood, " he was suggesting nothing less than a total remaking of the society. That was a vision!
When leaders create with what they see, it's to that level they ought to aspire. People are prone to get behind a leader who states an apparent and far-reaching vision; if for no continuing to be reason than to see what's going to happen. The vision has to be a big dream. Yes it should be attainable, though perhaps only at some point in the distant future. Remember that King went down way too early and at did not live to obtain the first African-American mayor (Young, Atlanta), or even the first African-American governor (Wilder, Virginia). And yet, he did foresee them events; they were bit of his vision. That brings us to another portion of the vision.
The leader's vision must come from the heart and must be something in which the leader truly believes. A vision trying to made up to seem good is false and will be seen as such by working with others. King's vision was from the heart. It was needless to say genuine; he really had that dream and he was excited about sharing it with anyone that would listen.
As we celebrate Martin Luther Full day, it's a great time to reflect do your research leadership role. Do you are in a vision? Is it large? Do you articulate your vision to others in such a way that they also get excited and want to see it happen? Do you have a dream?
Please watch King's entire speech found at http: //bit. ly/1cgoK3.
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