Learn From Those Who Have Gone Before You!
Newton said, "We need to stand on the shoulders of Giants."
Newton, who I imagine in this world would be universally recognized as
one of those Giants practiced what he preached by being a big fan of the
Giant Plato. Plato epitomizes the type of Giant that had gone
successfully before us.
Plato was the student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle. Aristotle in return was the student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great! Hmm... Do you see a learning and teaching pattern developing here? Even the "Greats" stood on the shoulders of Giants that went successfully before them.
Maybe we should do this too? Do you know any Giants? Do you know anyone that you can learn something from?
You see the message here is that no one person, no matter how great he or she is, can truly be an island. We don't have to go it alone... We shouldn't go it alone. We should be looking for others that have gone successfully before us to help us get to where we want to go.
I know... I know... Some of you think that asking for help is a sign of weakness, or even worse, cheating! Wrong answer!
I realize in school you were taught to keep your own eyes on your own paper, and to work in isolation or you'll get a zero for cheating. Well, I have some news for you. That's only called cheating in school! In the real grown-up world helping each other toward the answers to our problems is called collaboration, teamwork, and networking. And on top of all of that, it's also one of the smartest things that you can do! Trust me. This is the right answer.
Believe me, you want to pursue success through the highway of human contact and not through the old back road of isolation. All past and present Giants succeeded through human contact.
They learned from each other and they taught each other. Find someone that has successfully gone before you in what you want to do, and then do what they did.
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Don't go it alone. And no, it's not cheating or a sign of weakness to ask for help or to seek out a mentor. And once again, thanks for all that you do, and all that you will do...
Plato was the student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle. Aristotle in return was the student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great! Hmm... Do you see a learning and teaching pattern developing here? Even the "Greats" stood on the shoulders of Giants that went successfully before them.
Maybe we should do this too? Do you know any Giants? Do you know anyone that you can learn something from?
You see the message here is that no one person, no matter how great he or she is, can truly be an island. We don't have to go it alone... We shouldn't go it alone. We should be looking for others that have gone successfully before us to help us get to where we want to go.
I know... I know... Some of you think that asking for help is a sign of weakness, or even worse, cheating! Wrong answer!
I realize in school you were taught to keep your own eyes on your own paper, and to work in isolation or you'll get a zero for cheating. Well, I have some news for you. That's only called cheating in school! In the real grown-up world helping each other toward the answers to our problems is called collaboration, teamwork, and networking. And on top of all of that, it's also one of the smartest things that you can do! Trust me. This is the right answer.
Believe me, you want to pursue success through the highway of human contact and not through the old back road of isolation. All past and present Giants succeeded through human contact.
They learned from each other and they taught each other. Find someone that has successfully gone before you in what you want to do, and then do what they did.
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Don't go it alone. And no, it's not cheating or a sign of weakness to ask for help or to seek out a mentor. And once again, thanks for all that you do, and all that you will do...
Award-Winning Author, Speaker, and Educator Daniel Blanchard
wants you to seek out help and learn from those that have gone before
you. For more great success and leadership tips please visit Dan's
website at:
http://www.GranddaddysSecrets.com. Thanks.
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