No matter how you party politically, there’s something to be learned from Senator Hillary Clinton’s primary run in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Boooooooooo who? Not Hillary. On New Hampshire Primary Eve, Hillary was caught on camera tearing up. The press spent all of Tuesday speculating the pros of showing her unknown emotional side, the cons of a leader showing vulnerability, etc. etc. etc. Then she won the primary. I think the lesson here is that even taking the pros and cons into consideration, crying proved to not really matter. Whether it was planned or unplanned, it happened. At the toughest of times in our careers, our emotions might get the best of us, and you might end up in tears on the job. Get it out, invest in Kleenex and a co-worker’s shoulder (preferably in that order), get back on your feet and move on to the next state of business.
Don’t stop believin’! Senator Clinton must be hanging out at the same venues as our generation - due to the amount of times this Journey song has been overplayed, the message has been engrained in all of us. Against the Gallop polls, against her own associates’ suggestions, against the odds, Senator Clinton didn’t lose sight of her mission, and she went on to win the primary. Unlike crying (we hope) sticking to your beliefs and not giving up on your goal is a test you might have to undergo on a daily basis at work. Politicians throughout the ages have shown us that prevailing demands persistence. Musicians have too and if you’re succeeding on the Journey, try switching tracks to Tom Petty and sing “No, I won’t back down!”
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