Meaningful- full of significance, purpose, or value. (Dictionary.com)
Today, pick three people and do everything possible to bring value to their lives.
If “three people” is too many, start with just one person – “yourself.” Do something that will bring significant value to your life and your future.
Maurice Guest Jr., is an education administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The best advice we can give our children, is our example.
We are their first role model.
And we have this responsibility and honor until we screw it up. We only lose their faith and often their obedience when our words begin to contradict our actions. As parents, our actions, our habits, and how we interact in our world – impact our children more than the words we preach.
If we want our children to be honest – they can’t hear us lie.
If we want our children to work hard – they must see us grind.
If we want our children to read more – they must see us reading.
If we want our children to be punctual and on time – we must always be on time, too.
If we want our children to communicate without anger, hostility, and horrible body language – we must model this behavior when we speak to them, and everyone else in our life.
In all aspects, we must model the behavior we want to see in our children. There is an old saying, “The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree.” This saying often rings true because children model their behavior after their parents. Behavior is not genetic – it is learned.
Our children are always watching us… How we work, how we speak, how we deal. With this in mind, we must practice what we preach.
Maurice Guest Jr., is an education administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas.
“The secret in education lies in respecting the student.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Respect the student by showing up totally prepared. Respect the student by welcoming questions you can’t answer.
Respect the student by expecting their very best. Respect the student by demanding their very best.
Respect the student by NOT honoring their excuses.
Respect the student with your language and your tone.
Respect the student by dressing like your craft matters.
Respect the student and most of the time, the student will respect you. Sometimes they won’t, but that’s why they are students.
Maurice Guest Jr., is an education administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas.
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” -Colleen Wilcox
If you believe in someone, teach them something. Teach them something truly valuable.
Teach them something that will make them successful.
Teach them something that will liberate them from any cage – figuratively, literally, or self imposed.
Teach them something that will keep them out of prison and protect their children from poverty.
Teach them something that will give them full control over the wolf that sleeps within them.
If you believe in someone, teach them something that is timeless.
That “something” is DISCIPLINE.
Maurice Guest Jr., is an education administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas.
“Continuous efforts – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill
If we never quit, we will never fail. We only fail when we stop. We only lose when we say “the game is over, I’m not good enough…I quit.”
Stop quitting.
Stop quitting on our passions, our aspirations, our dreams.
Stop quitting on our loved ones and our relationships.
Stop quitting on our bosses.
Stop quitting on our employees.
Stop quitting on each other.
Stop quitting.
Maurice Guest Jr., is an education administrator in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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