Respect should be Reciprocated: Not a One Way street

THE GOLDEN RULE - Do unto others as you would have for them to do to you

To this day I can't fathom why in the work place not matter your position people can't respect one another. I know we don't live in a perfect world and I know that everyone is not at the same maturity level but there has to come a point where certain things are not tolerated.

My problem today is RESPECT.

One thing I will say about myself is I will always hold myself to a standard where I give others around me the SAME respect I want and expect in return. When you cross that line I have a problem and I am not the girl who will let someone disrespect me. I have never been okay with it and I will never be! What I also won't do is let someone who has disrespected me take me out of my character but I will let you know I will not stand for it.

Something I NEVER want to do is use "The Black Card" but sometimes its hard when you know it's being used against you. In a work environment where I am the ONLY black person in the building until talent shows up normally is not a hard thing until their is an issue. Who (those that don't look like me) wouldn't believe "The black girl acted unprofessional" because I sternly made a statement to get someone to quit yelling at me & it worked. Did I intimidate you? I believe I did! I came at you correct and let you know what you will not do to me!

I appreciate the fact that I have a job where two of my mentors are there and I can always trust to go to them and vent and let out my frustrations. Especially working in this industry where these people can be nasty. Its easy for me to get all "sister girl" and tell everyone what I believe they need to hear but that would only give them what they expect from someone WHO LOOKS LIKE ME. I guess it just upsets me more that I don't have any voice besides mine to stand up for me when I work the shift that I work so I feel like its me against the world. Its funny to see people pull out anything to make me look like the bad person. I know I didn't do anything wrong and if it ever came down to it I know in my heart I did the right thing.

I believe if you let one person walk all over you they will continue to do so along with their friends who watch it happen as well. You can be the CEO of a company but you better believe if you don't respect the person who is at the bottom in someway it can and will bite you in the butt! It is true GOD DOESN'T LIKE UGLY!

No matter how far in life you get you should never burn bridges with people!

Simply stated all I ask for is RESPECT!



Influence * Motivation * Perseverance

Everyone in life has something that motivates them... assuming they want to be motivated. I believe that at any moment you can be motivated whether it is a person, a quote, a picture, a situation in life, almost anything! Lately I catch myself seeing things, hearing things or reading something and at that moment it gives me a burst of energy to continue to work hard at what I want out of life.

"I got a dream thats worth more than my reality & pride that's worth more than a salary" -Big Sean (rapper)

"Sometimes I feel I'm working just to work harder. And then work harder than who worked the hardest. Man the life of a workaholic .You either on your work or just workin on it."
-Big Sean (rapper)

Lately I have been really feeling a mixtape by rapper, Big Sean. I heard both of these lines in his song, Final Hour and I hit the rewind button multiple times. The first time was becasue I wanted to make sure I heard right but everytime after that it was becasue those two lines explained the exact feeling that I have about life. I work a lot of hours between two jobs and at the end of the day I know where I am going. As hectic as my life may seem at the moment I have some kind of plan. I can't say I have the exact plan because only one person knows that. I just know that I have too much talent built up inside of me and it will go to use!

Since Friday, April 29, 2010 I can honestly say work at the TV station has been momorable, from the Royal Wedding of Harry & Kate (Catherine) to the most recent news of Osama Bin Laden's death. I can't explain the energy I had being able to watch things as they were happening and being in the mix. Of course it would have been better to be the one actually telling the story but for now I will take it for what it is. I appreciate being able to watch the professionals locally & nationally cover such impacting stories in our lifetime. It may seem a little corny but to me its a big deal.

It feels good knowing that I am pursuing something that I am passionate about. I appreciate these moments in my life that I believe God is continuing to show me that this is what I was born to do.



HOROSCOPES = DRIVE ASHLEY CRAZY LoL

I am a BIG BIG BIG fan of zodiac signs... I don't care what other people think about it BUT what I do know is that it is apart of my motivation. Besides prayer that I do on a constant basis to keep me sane & balanced my horoscope for the day can surely put fire under my @$$! I have bad days, you know and sometimes that is the pick-me-up that I need. I can take it for what it is and keep it moving!



What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is FOR us, WHO can be against us? - Romans 8:31
I didn't understand the power of this scripture until my sophomore year in college. At Clarion University I went through A LOT but I think that is apart of the whole undergrad process.

I went to college a 17 year old girl and graduated a 21 year old woman with a completely different outlook on life. The things I learned about myself during that time was priceless. I truly believe those moments showed me I can get through ANYTHING! Growing up I was always told that everyone will not like me and things won't be handed to me, which is life. While in college I experienced it first hand but I made it through. Completing my undergraduate degree on top of finding out who I really was and what I stood for was not easy.

That scripture is something I always keep near to my heart because it's true.

Although if you ask me today, I know I'm going to make it because I have faith in ME, Ashley Renee Connor.