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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” ― William Shakespeare

I signed up for a class at work. I was thinking is would be more like going to the library to get out of class. I could not have been more wrong in all my life.

The class was called Championing Diversity. This is part of the Franklin Covey series. I was guessing it would have been more into the world of EEOC and different groups of people. I was wrong by a long shot. I found it to be more like a personal ethics class.

The instructor was excellent. I could tell she had hard time growing up. Her family was dirt poor. She spent time in a homeless shelter with her mother and siblings. She reflected on how she was judged without people knowing her as a person. She never knew she was poor until someone told her. It had to have been distasting to find out as a child that you are already be categorized before she had a chance to prove herself. She was only 11 years old.

At some point we are all grouped by stereotypes. I had never thought about the implication of society's thoughts on other people. I feel a lot has been fueled by the media. I know that the job of the media was to sell and be the first to get to a story even if the facts are distorted. The media makes sure to mention a black , a white, Indian, Muslim, etc. I don't feel those words really define the person as a whole. The media feeds off of controversy. Don't feed into it.

If any one would have a chance to take this class through your employer, or able to find it online somewhere such as from their website at https://www.franklincovey.com/Solutions/Leadership/championing-diversity.html. I highly would recommend it.

(I was not paid for this. My opinions do not reflect anything but my own.)