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Voting
Voting
October 30, 2000
"All the candidates and their supporters have been reminding us to vote. They talk about responsibility. They talk about caring, about our community. You may say you don't care. You may feel guilty. But don't vote out of guilt.
Vote out of optimism. It's an optimistic act to be involved in your community. I think it's essential to your well-being and to your peace of mind. If you drive to work, you may see people holding campaign signs. Even though they probably got up at 6 a.m., they're cheerful and excited, especially the children. They sense that they're involved in something important.
Get our your newspaper, get your sample ballot, choose your candidate, choose your issues, get help if you need it. Call your candidate's office if you want a ride to the polls, or get an absentee ballot ahead of time.
Vote out of optimism, not pessimism. Choose community over isolation. Whatever the outcome, you'll be giving something good to yourself, and maybe to the rest of us as well (James, 1986, p.123)."
James, J. (1986). Success is the quality of your journey. New York: New Market Press.
Are you going to vote in the coming election?
Success Is the Quality of Your Journey is available on loan from the OSU Leadership Center. A complete listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on our website www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~leaders
Created: 2009-01-02, Updated: 2009-01-12
