I have many teachers. I’ve encountered them through many different means. Through travels. Through sports. Through retreats with my family. Through chance encounters. Through blogging. Through friends. Through seminars. Sometimes even through school :).
Your teachers shape who you are. They are quite possibly the most important external factor in determining the quality of your life.
Teachers push you when you think you can go no further.
Teachers expand the scope of what you think is possible.
Teachers explain the most complex of subjects in the simplest of terms.
Teachers hold you to a higher standard than you hold yourself to.
Teachers don’t take no for an answer.
Teachers walk their talk.
Teachers don’t make assumptions.
Teachers are your friends, even when they are teaching you a “tough lesson.”
Teachers smile and laugh more than they yell and scream.
Teachers are more worried about contribution and growth than significance.
You can tell that by teachers, I don’t necessarily mean the schoolhouse-variety. They can come from all walks of life, and be any age. Teachers are many things.
Who are your teachers? How have they helped you get where you are today? Are there new teachers you would like to bring into your life? What steps will you take to find these people, and bring them into your life?
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Teachers really play god sometimes. My English teacher in university was full of stories and he understood students and treated everyone alike. He shaped my love for language and I realized that what little I knew was just the tip of the iceberg. There was so much more ahead.
Leave a Comment