Do You Represent … the Lollipop Guild?

Probably not. I can’t imagine anyone I know wearing lederhosen and greeting a visitor with a song — short or tall! But what can we learn from those three dedicated sugar workers?

First, they were clearly proud of their work. Second, they weren’t afraid to tell anyone about it. And third, maybe the most important, was that they knew, and told Dorothy, that they were there on behalf of more people than themselves.

Clearly the Lollipop Guild was an important part of each of their lives. The Guild was probably their support system and their friends. Each depended on the Guild for their identity and livelihood.

So, who is your “Lollipop Guild”?  With whom do you have a mutually dependent relationship? Are you proud to tell people?

How is this a career move? Because every time you go out to meet someone, you represent someone else. It could be your organization (The Confectioner’s Museum?) or your family. It could just be you and your cat. But whoever that is, just like the diminutive souls who were excited enough to sing their welcome to a teenage girl and her dog, you know that someone stands behind you … and that you’re there for them.