Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 4:44
Are you REALLY seeing the good, or are you seeing how it can advance you?
But again, sadly, you have a lot of people, they meet people for the wrong reasons. So in a sense, it's almost like having an ulterior motive. And that's not really the right approach to take either, because what happens also, not just at the end of the day, but the beginning in the middle of the day, people have to realize and understand that we are human, we have emotions
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 2:14
It's about relationships and also what resonated with me. It's also about character. It's about a person's character. And I'm someone who, I get a lot of folks coming at me all the time. And you learn how to put those boundaries in place and ask those questions to make sure that you're not wasting your time or what level of involvement you're going to give. So then we start talking about those boundaries. I really enjoy your post. Yeah
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 1:33
Hey, good afternoon. Al Cosby, as always say, stay blessed and keep inspiring. I definitely want to thank you for, and I just more than appreciate you taking the time to listen to my swell and more so just replying to it as well. I know that you're driving, so you definitely took a risk on that. You definitely do a few words in there that I really like and definitely can be coordinated into what I was saying in regards to character, integrity and authenticity
Angela Kaye
@AnngieKaye · 3:57
She's like, okay. Just wanted to check and make sure. And then she sends me a picture of my book. She's like, oh, yeah, I heard you wrote a book. I bought it from Amazon. Let's get together sometime. And I was like, no. Because before I had my book, I remember calling you, reaching out to you, and you ain't want nothing to do with me. Now you see me as an author
Andrea Piggue
@Andrea_Speaks · 4:05
When you are meeting someone, no matter the situation or the relationship, you really do have to look and see. Is that person seeing good in me for their benefit, or are they seeing good in me because we can benefit each other?
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 2:06
And although her husband is successful doctor and everything, who even knows that he likes to read books in his bedtime? Maybe he don't like reading. So again, you have to have more of a different picture these days and definitely see what the red flags are. And once you identify them early enough, then you can make the judgment call for yourself. But again, thank you for replying. And as always say, stay blessed, keep inspiring
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 2:02
But then, at the same time, when you have your mother's love, your mother's doing things for your survival, her children's survival altogether, meaning it's not about her. But then when you meet a woman and she's doing things, it's mainly for her survival. So that's where that comes in. And I was really thinking of that when I listened to your reply. But again, I found it to be beyond profound and beyond true
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 2:08
Hey, Al, this is a very valid question in a world today where it's all about connection, connection, connection, connection, connection. Connecting with the right people, being at the right table, having a seat at the table, being in the right rooms, and you hear all those things. And so you do have to ask the question about motive. What is my motive behind making these connections? Am I really trying to partner with someone to help build an even greater vision?
Erica Jean
@HeyItsErica · 3:54
I imagined myself behind a huge desk in New York City. I imagined having that nice bachelor's and master's degree in accounting. Just being a hardcore businesswoman, wearing the business suits and skirts and making a lot of money and just living it up. That's all I thought about towards the end of my twelveth grade year. What's interesting is that you have people, grown people, who are capitalizing on this digital age and social media and certain careers for wholly selfish reasons
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 1:21
And again with this question, are you really seeing the good or are you seeing how it can you, I mean, just on that, just with the connections alone, you want to make sure that it's going to be a right, it's going to be like a good direction and a positive direction. Because sadly, when a lot of people see the good, where it's going to advance them, what happens is somewhere down the road is really not the best connection
Cheyonia Wade
@Chey · 5:00
I ask myself, did you do all that you could do with what you had and are you ready to move on now and then I just take the necessary steps from there. I honestly can't tell you if it's something that I haven't come to the final conclusion if that's the right thing or not. I don't know if I've just talked myself into believing that that's the right thing or that's what you're supposed to do. I don't know
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 3:11
So if you want to be a realtor, which is a great example, I mean, you can definitely go to real estate school, take your examination, and if you pass, that's great. But then at the same time, you still have to do some shadowing. To see what the whole procedure is. And by doing that and doing, like, little odd jobs here and there, that's what you call paying your dues
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 3:17
The best thing I could do is keep it in my prayers, because at the same time, when people come back to you based on what they did to you, it's like there's a portion of them that remembers what chey did, but then they're hoping that you're the one that forgot about it. And one thing I used to mention to my mom, she used to giggle at it, but I think she actually understood it after a while
Cheyonia Wade
@Chey · 4:29
So now I am consciously looking for people who feel the way that I do and want to go about life and want to go about doing things in a more positive manner and to collectively work together. Not you have. So we feel like, because like you said, when they hurt you, it's selective forgiveness
Al Cosby
@Cosbyal4165 · 2:41
And I was telling her that I was catching up on that first gospel in the Bible, which is Matthew. And interestingly, in that 10th chapter along. Well, that basically has to do with Jesus giving his instructions to the disciples. And he said a lot in that chapter
Joshua Tito
@ozzymendez · 4:55
But anyways, yeah, I mean, you read about that sort of stuff in the newspaper all the time of people just not treating al this as humans. And then along that spectrum, there's horrible bosses and bad employees and bad coworkers and all of that. And usually they just haven't learned how to treat people properly. In addition, it's important to foster a collaborative or partnership mentality rather than how can I use this person in the quickest way possible