This morning I was listening to my monthly CD from John Maxwell's Maximum Impact Club and this month's lesson was on wisdom and there was this great quote..."The wise man learns from his mistakes
The wiser man learns from others mistakes...
....the wisest man learns from others successes."
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Hope you have great Easter. Have fun out in Swizterland. We expect to see some great photos!
good quote, but at the same time i tend to think more along the lines of this quote -
"there is no substitute for experience."
as much as i wish we'd all follow what the original quote said, i know myself well enough to know i am one of those people that learns by experience.
alisha and i had some problems potty training lillie. we'd tell her that she didnt want to "pee pee" in her pants and that going on the toilet was better. she "learned" this from us.... but still didnt do it as much as we'd like. so one morning alisha let her run around without pants and when she peed she obviously peed all over herself. man was she grossed out!! she's used the toilet ever since.
there are different levels to "learning" in my humble opinion :)
Remember...
Experience is not the best teacher—evaluated experience is. :)
....Also probably from Maxwell.
:)
right on!
Luke, I gotta say the quote DJ posted especially applies to raising kids. The second child learns from the first child's mistakes.
And, yes, the second child potty trains a LOT faster / easier than the first...
(Just my "experience"...)
Great quote! Is that the actual title of Maxwell's book!? I have not heard of that one yet...must investigate!
Happy Easter DJ :)
GREAT quote!! John Maxwell is just so awesome!
I just found that book at the bookstore the other day and it looks so amazing!
SO True!
Growing up, I used to tell my mom that my sister was "the fish who got caught in all the nets," and I was "the one who learned from her to swim around them!" My mom still reminds me that I said this years ago!
Of all people, I married a fisherman!
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