Senator Tammy Irons took time off from her busy, bustling, Montgomery-based schedule to talk to the freshman honors class about courage, passion, kindness, honesty, commitment, integrity, and good work ethic, all makings of a good and efficient attorney... and human being. Shall we define the aforementioned? (These are strictly my own definitions, so don't go quoting
me.)
- Courage- the ability to do what you like, or what is right in the face of ridicule, or worse... failure. "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." -Mark Twain
- Passion- the degree to which tasks are performed. For example, the more passion you have for something, the better you will do it. "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you." -Oprah Winfrey
- Kindness- showing that you care enough about people to help them out; a very worthy quality to have. -"Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world." -Annie Lennox
- Honesty- "Know the truth will set you freeee" or something like that. "Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist." -Mary Kay Ash
- Commitment- You know that thing you do when you promise to stand by someone or something? Stick-to-itiveness... "A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance." -Tom Flores
- Integrity- having the power and will to make moral choices; goes hand in hand with honesty. ("Integrity, concentration, perseverance, respect and obedience, self-control, humility, indomitable spirit." Ah, my old Tong Soo Do chant...) "Honor your commitments with integrity." -Les Brown
- Work Ethic- believing that, with hard work, you will go far. "Hard work... pays off!" Rodrick Sheppard
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