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Oct 25, 2017 – Don’t YOU Be a Fire Hose

After helping my wonderful wife raise 5 terrific children, try desperately to be an awesome grandfather to our 6 grandchildren and travel the world speaking and teaching a good portion of the past 15 years, I’ve learned a valuable lesson about sharing and then hoping someone was listening and learning. 

“Don’t be a fire hose….be a sprinkler!” 

People learn, understand and remember better line upon line, precept upon precept…drip…drip…drip. 

The funny thing though is when you ask people what they want; they’ll tell you to fire hose them every time. 

But when you oblige….little will be absorbed. 

Herbert Spencer once said; 

“The great aim of education is not knowledge but ACTION!” 

Be a sprinkler rather than a fire hose and you’ll improve the chances someone will actually sprout. 

Statistics are in my favor too, so I guarantee it!

10/25/2017

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