This past weekend, while searching the internet for my next blog entry, I stumbled about this phrase, “We don’t ask the world to accommodate you – WE CHANGE THE WAY YOU LEARN”; from a company whose name I feel it inappropriate to mention. When you first read it, you think – wow that sounds great. But really, what is so great about it?
“We change the way you learn” – yes that sounds appealing, help me to learn another way. But that first part “We don’t ask the world to accommodate you” – why not? Why shouldn’t the world accommodate me?
The point of talking about this isn’t to bash this organization – really it’s a non-profit meant to assist people with their learning. Instead, it is to make us take a moment and think about the message that they are sending, the greater implications it presents, and how it is actually failing to be helpful.
By stating that you don’t want the world to be accommodating to a person is to say that the person isn’t good enough or special enough to be part of the world around them. That’s a very loaded statement. Personally, I would be greatly offended if anyone were to say that to me. Then, when you take it a step further and look and who is saying this – an organization whose goal is to help people with learning difficulties, find a place where they can learn – wouldn’t that just make you feel worse about yourself? Haven’t you already beaten yourself up for the fact that you don’t learn like ‘everyone else’, why would you want to get support from someone who really believes that you aren’t good enough?
My main objective in writing about this is to let people know, perhaps ones who are considering starting their own business, to really give deep thought into what your company stands for. By taking the time to develop a tagline or slogan that truly represents the message you are hoping to convey to the greater public ,then you will become more successful.
To all the people, who have a learning disorder, and to everyone in general – don’t worry about making the world accommodating you – you’re worth having someone change their view of things.
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