I am confident that as we scan our personal corridors of memory we can all recall lessons that we learned in our youth. Some memories may be pleasant while others might be disheartening. Despite the circumstances that our lessons came in or the situations in which they were made we all have the power to choose if our lessons are empowering or disempowering. Do they cause us to grow or to shrink?
Glen Stratton
My Grandpa, Glen Stratton, always told me that if you see something that needs to be done, just do it. I don’t know if he took this from Nike or if they took it from him but it did make a lasting impression on me.
He also taught me that today is the first day of the rest of my life.
On my eighth birthday my grandpa gave me a framed quote, entitled Believers Creed, which I still have today. I suppose that he saw potential in me that was not limited to my age or circumstance.
Believers Creed: Today is the very first day of the rest of my life. This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it…or use it for good, but what I do today is important, because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving in its place something that I have traded for it. I want it to be gain, and not loss; good and not evil; success, and not failure; in order that I shall not regret the price that I have paid for it. I will try just for today, for you never fail until you stop trying.
I suppose that I would ask what lessons are we teaching our children, if we have any, or even those with whom we associate with?
Regardless of what you religious or spiritual convictions are, the video below reminds us that we are all part of something that is greater than ourselves.
As always, after watching the video share the lessons that have been the greatest worth in your life and the lesson they taught.
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Tue, May 25, 2010
Emotional Awareness, Entrepreneurship, Leadership