LESSSONS FROM A 7 YEAR OLD

My White Lie

Yesterday, I was talking with my 7-year old granddaughter. We were discussing her first grade class and her teacher. She mentioned the teacher always gives them Lessons, and always talks about Rules. She asked Poppi (affection term for me, blushing, you do realize it would not be sweet to have her call me Ad Marketing Guy, so Poppi it is), " what is the difference"?

I explained Lessons are for learning and Rules are for Application. Lessons teach us things, and we are given Rules to follow for things we do. If we learn from our lessons we can expand our ability to correctly do things; and, if we follow the rules that are in place for our own good, we can expect to be successful.

She then asked, "Popi,in your business do people always follow the Rules and do they learn from their Lessons" ?

I told her she just gave me an idea, I will make it a Rule for all my clients to learn from their Lessons and follow the Rules. She then got a very concerned look and asked " will they " . . .I thought to myself now is a good time for one of those little white Grampa lies. I chuckled and said to her "Of course they will, they always do ", her smile said it all.

One thing I did not mention to her, the Lessons I learned in my lifetime taught me that grownups do not always follow the Rules, and worse, many times they never learn from their Lessons.

UNFORTUNATELY, someday she will discover that on her own!

Yesterday, I was talking with my 7-year old granddaughter. We were discussing her first grade class and her teacher. She mentioned the teacher always gives them Lessons, and always talks about Rules. She asked Poppi (affection term for me, blushing, you do realize it would not be sweet to have her call me Ad Marketing Guy, so Poppi it is), " what is the difference"?

I explained Lessons are for learning and Rules are for Application. Lessons teach us things, and we are given Rules to follow for things we do. If we learn from our lessons we can expand our ability to correctly do things; and, if we follow the rules that are in place for our own good, we can expect to be successful.

She then asked, "Popi,in your business do people always follow the Rules and do they learn from their Lessons" ?

I told her she just gave me an idea, I will make it a Rule for all my clients to learn from their Lessons and follow the Rules. She then got a very concerned look and asked " will they " . . .I thought to myself now is a good time for one of those little white Grampa lies. I chuckled and said to her "Of course they will, they always do ", her smile said it all.

One thing I did not mention to her, the Lessons I learned in my lifetime taught me that grownups do not always follow the Rules, and worse, many times they never learn from their Lessons.

UNFORTUNATELY, someday she will discover that on her own!