Friends From the Past!
Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt,
Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Pope John Paul
II, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Buddha, and Mohammad are just a small
sampling of some of my old friends from the past Do you have a group of
old friends from the past?
What do all of these old friends from the past mentioned above have in common? Well, they are all high-quality, successful people who can teach us something very valuable! And what else do they have in common? They're all dead! Remember, nobody lives forever... Not even you. Death doesn't diminish these people's value, nor will it diminish mine or yours. So don't you dare fall victim to that crazy whine that I hear coming out of some teens' mouths when we're talking about our past Greats, "Uh... Man... Those are just a bunch of old dead people!" That's pure naivety speaking.
I'm sure you have heard this nonsense of historical figures not being important spewing from the mouths of a few of your classmates from time to time when your teacher was trying to share lessons about these old friends from the past! Don't follow your classmates' ordinary path. Step up above and beyond the white noise of some of your friends and classmates, and blaze your own extraordinary path to success and happiness! These people and their lessons matter.
Thankfully, time has carefully wrapped up the lessons of these old friends from the past and packaged them for all us in all those neatly stacked isles of books in your free local public library. Time has also managed to educate our teachers about these past Greats or old friends from the past. Time has also given your teachers the patience and skill to pass this wisdom on to you and your classmates. Don't you dare be one of those ungrateful students who seem less than eager to receive this priceless gift of wisdom!
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Wisely use the gift time and society, including your elders, has provided you. Hence, never again think that these old friends from the past are just a bunch of old dead people. Tap into their wealth of knowledge and insight. And once again, thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do...
What do all of these old friends from the past mentioned above have in common? Well, they are all high-quality, successful people who can teach us something very valuable! And what else do they have in common? They're all dead! Remember, nobody lives forever... Not even you. Death doesn't diminish these people's value, nor will it diminish mine or yours. So don't you dare fall victim to that crazy whine that I hear coming out of some teens' mouths when we're talking about our past Greats, "Uh... Man... Those are just a bunch of old dead people!" That's pure naivety speaking.
I'm sure you have heard this nonsense of historical figures not being important spewing from the mouths of a few of your classmates from time to time when your teacher was trying to share lessons about these old friends from the past! Don't follow your classmates' ordinary path. Step up above and beyond the white noise of some of your friends and classmates, and blaze your own extraordinary path to success and happiness! These people and their lessons matter.
Thankfully, time has carefully wrapped up the lessons of these old friends from the past and packaged them for all us in all those neatly stacked isles of books in your free local public library. Time has also managed to educate our teachers about these past Greats or old friends from the past. Time has also given your teachers the patience and skill to pass this wisdom on to you and your classmates. Don't you dare be one of those ungrateful students who seem less than eager to receive this priceless gift of wisdom!
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Wisely use the gift time and society, including your elders, has provided you. Hence, never again think that these old friends from the past are just a bunch of old dead people. Tap into their wealth of knowledge and insight. And once again, thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do...
Award-Winning Author, Speaker, and Educator Daniel Blanchard
wants you to take advantage of the secrets of success that our old
friends from the past can offer us.
For more great leadership tips please visit
Dan's website at: http://www.GranddaddysSecrets.com. Thanks.
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For more great leadership tips please visit
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