Kathy's Connection
CAREER FACILITATOR DOES BUSINESS NETWORKING AND LEARNS AT THE SAME TIME

Last Thursday I was fortunate to be one of the 1000 people at the YWCA's Annual Benefit Luncheon where Paul Rusesabagina spoke. He is the man whose life in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" was protrayed.

Mr. Rusesabagina was a consultant on the movie. They made the conscious decision to use what really happened inside the hotel as a microcosm of the events that were happening. He said if they had made a film about what happened outside of the boundaries of the hotel people would not have paid attention because it was too horrific not only to watch but to comprehend.

He has set up a foundation http://www.hhrfoundation.org

The goal of the organization is to help orphans for he said they are the ones that will be the leaders. We must help them understand how their actions can help or hurt their country.

Mr. Rusesabagina was a wonderful reminder that even when the task is huge, improvements start with an idea of one person.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION TIP:

The word "should" is one of the three words that we need to eliminate from our daily language. When we say "should" we are making a statement that we know we think it is important, yet
we have not committed to take the action needed to correct or improve the situation.