Great women stand up for what they
believe in. Do you believe in something?
Then stand up for it. That’s what Rosa Parks
did, and that’s what all great women do. And
those who stand up eventually stand out.
Great women are part of the solution
and never part of the problem. Don’t sit in
a corner and whine when things are not
working as you would like them to, instead
look for a way to make them work. Rosa
Parks joined her husband in the NAACP and
fought tirelessly against the segregation of
blacks. And this was many years before she
had that encounter on the bus. The truth is
this; if you are not part of the solution, then
you are part of the problem. There is no
middle ground.
Great women are
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and neve er and whine wh like them to,
she stood firm and did not
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waver, and things changed
not work look for a way to
positively for the blacks. It
instead
took courage to achieve this. Be
work.
courageous. Only the courageous
become great.
Great women do not quit.
fame comes to them. They don’t seek
They do not give in to fear and
to wine and dine with great men and women, but
intimidation. When you know that
great
men and women seek them out. Greatness attracts
you are doing the right thing, no matter
greatness.
how dark it may appear, do not quit. Do not
What are you doing to solve the problems in your
throw in the towel. Do not bow. If you don’t
bow, you will not burn. Keep going until you community or nation? In what ways are you making a
positive difference? Remember that this is what great
win. That’s what great women do. They keep
women do.
at it until they win.
Great women always rise out of obscurity
into the limelight. They don’t seek fame, but
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DOZ Magazine May 2018
Leadership
Lessons from
the Life of Rosa
Parks