I¹m often asked the question, “How can I best help my children, spouse,
family member, staff member, friend, etc., improve/change?” In fact, that
might be the most frequently asked question I receive, “How can I help
change someone else?”
My answer often comes as a surprise and here it is. The key to helping
others is to help yourself first. In other words, the best contribution I
can make to someone else is my own personal development. If I become 10
times wiser, 10 times stronger, think of what that will do for my adventure
as a father… as a grandfather… as a business colleague.
The best gift I can give to you, really, is my ongoing personal development.
Getting better, getting stronger, becoming wiser. I think parents should
pick this valuable philosophy up. If the parents are okay, the kids have an
excellent chance of being okay. Work on your personal development as
parents‹that¹s the best gift you can give to your children.
If you have ever ridden in an airplane, then you might have noticed the
oxygen compartment located above every seat. There are explicit instructions
that say, “In case of an emergency, first secure your own oxygen mask and
then if you have children with you secure their masks.” Take care of
yourself first… then assist your children. If we use that same philosophy
throughout our whole parental life, it would be so valuable.
If I learn to create happiness for myself, my children now have an excellent
chance to be happy. If I create a unique lifestyle for myself and my spouse,
that will be a great example to serve my children.
Self-development enables you to serve, to be more valuable to those around
you; for your child… your business… your colleague… your community…
your church.
That¹s why I teach development skills. If you keep refining all the parts of
your character (yourself, your health, etc.) so that you become an
attractive person to the marketplace, you¹ll attract opportunity.
Opportunity will then begin to seek you out. Your reputation will begin to
precede you and people will want to do business with you. All of that
possibility is created by working on the philosophy that success is
something you attract by continually working on your own personal
development.
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