Posts Tagged ‘skills’

It’s ludicrous to see a toddler and limit that toddler

where he/she is in that moment, or to say,

” this child can’t read, can barely speak  he/she will

never hold a conversation.

He will never amount to much of anything”.

We don’t say this because we KNOW

we can teach and motivate and even bribe the

typical child to do any of these things don’t we?

Then why oh why do we forget so easily

when that child becomes a teenager, not so willing to be

bribed into anything let alone be taught…

we give up and say “this kid will never amount

to much,  be a leader, never get to be a pro at anything,

never inspire or create…”

Because it’s hard????

I was a school bus driver a 100 years ago

this young boy was on my bus. (see video below)

His smile was infectious and we connected..

I connected with all the kids on my

my bus some more than others

but none the less they all enjoyed

Mrs. Donahue as much as I enjoyed them.

I believed in all of them more than they

believed in they themselves or were afraid

to believe. I used to be on of them!

I want you all to take a look at this,

see for yourself that even though

it may seem like a upward climb or a long shot…

To limit one person in your mind for whatever reason

is a crime..

First Draft-Living The Dream

No, I certainly do not take credit for where

this young man has gone and where he is going

However, I know with ALL my heart and soul

because I believed in him, inspired him, gave him reasons

to smile on days he didn’t think he had any

I nourished his soul and he kept on keepin on!

BE someone for someone, for others!!

Peace,

JoAnn

Man It’s a beautiful day here in NJ
I’m looking out my office window the sky
is blue and the birds are singing. Fall is in the air
and I knownew life is being planted..

I just finished watching a video that
Eric Worre did. If you don’t know him
look him up.

Some of you may know I recently
turned 50. Boy who would have
“thunk” I would be here so soon?
Surely NOT me.

Which brings me to my post today
I to find that some folks are just holding
on to that lucky day when their dreams
will come true. They join our profession
and put it on luck, crossing their fingers
and wishing for the magic to happen.

Well after 50 years it’s safe to say
that yes,luck does happen “some” times
but most of the time and for most of the
folks it never does and so while the “lucky”
believers are waiting for fate to “kick in”
“luck” to appear time has past them by.
And worse, these fine folks with God given
potential believe these desires were just
a foolish idea and they walk away.

While others like myself and many others
believed from the get go that instead of
waiting for luck we would go learn the skills
we didn’t yet processes and develop the ones
we knew we had.

If you are willing to develop skills
and learn the things you don’t your
chances of success are a slam dunk
You can’t “luck” your way to the top.
You can “skill” your every move and
reach the new heights you were shooting
for.
Luck is great Skills are important! Thanks Eric

Here’s Truth And All That Jazz,
JoAnn