Pushing the constitutional envelop seems to be in the air with our new Washington occupants. To make matters worse, 9 States have felt compelled to make declarations concerning states rights and the upcoming social agenda. It’s probably a time to take personal responsibility to monitor the activities of the federal government closely to avoid dissolving a great Union.

The reckless financial miss-management by our elected officials and radical changes in political philosophy could easily erode our world power status. Remember that the USSR dissolved essentially by becoming bankrupt.

The business lesson here is to note that you cannot make radical changes to an operating business system and survive. It’s one of the fundamental principles in business management. If you want to kill a company, make a radical shift. I never cease to be amazed that we would elect people with absolutely no business acumen or understanding to run and influence the largest business organism on the planet.

Here are the links to the individual states declarations:

Washington
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2009&bill=4009

New Hampshire
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HCR0006.html

Arizona
http://www.azleg.gov/Formatdocument·asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/hcr2024p.htm

Montana
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HB0246.htm

Michigan
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(21rmjiv1sl0wvw55yxurwl55))/documents/2009-2010/Journal/House/pdf/2009-HJ-01-22-002.pdf

Missouri
http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bills/HR212.HTM

Oklahoma
http://axiomamuse.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/state-legislator-charles-key-wants-to-limit-federal-power/

Hawaii
http://www.hawaii-nation.org/

http://halturnershow.blogspot.com/2009/02/something-big-is-happening-9-us-states.html

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It is becoming clearer and clearer to me that we as individuals are completely responsible for the reaction, circumstances, and outcomes we receive. Accountability, therefore, is completely ours and ours alone.

The sooner we come to this realization, the sooner we can move ahead and accomplish big goals and achieve big dreams.

Work and time do not equal value. The production of value creates the rewards. The value of something is determined by the buyer.

Work and time are valuable attributes and assets, but are only valuable when they are directed and optimized for the production of value.

The paradigm of work and time are only valued by the individual spending these two commodities. The recipient only values the result. We must beware then of the result we create.

In most corporate settings, the general protocol is to respond politely and not trample on the toes of those above you.

I remember one day when I drew my proverbial sword and politically gored my superior in front of the president of the company. It was over a decision that I believe ultimately made the company millions. Hurray for me, right? … wrong.

Things didn’t go so well for me after that. He wouldn’t even shake my hand on my last day of work… (I thought maybe he’d be at least glad to see me go!).

Office politics creates a closed and careful environment. I find that heated debate is actually a better way to go. You tend to learn more and look at the problem from angles that have not been considered.

If you can create a corporate culture that encourages this type of controlled aggression, you may find that people will like coming to work and put their best mind forward to help the company move through difficult problems.