Yesterday I had a rare mom moment where a piece of advice came out of my mouth and it actually sounded wise and true. I even looked at my eldest son after I said these pearls of wisdom and said, “oh, that was good, right?” I am not totally sure if he meant this but he seemed to whole heartedly agree. So maybe wisdom does come with age and experience and maybe sometimes parenting isn’t just shooting in the dark hoping to hit the right path to turn your children into fantastic, caring, successful members of society.
So, this was my advice, and It applies to everyone, including me. “Life is a marathon, it is a solid pace of steady work running towards your goals. You can’t sprint every time you get behind or you will never win the race.” Ok – it’s not genius but it really worked. In my son’s case, he was stressing over finals and I was taking him in early so he could start his chemistry test. If he would have been more prepared and took that steady working pace throughout the semester, he wouldn’t have had to sprint this entire week to prepare. In the end, he did NOT do well on the test and it was a major lesson for him. It will be his first C in high school and he feels like he not only let us down but more importantly, he let himself down.
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about tips for Time Management in The New Year and the conclusion of that post was simply: time management IS life management. As Ramona Mathany always says, “Just keep on doing the next right thing. Making bad choices in life only makes your life harder – so why be the cause of your own stress?”
I completely agree! We have all made the wrong choices in life, especially by not putting in the work every day, at a steady pace. Why do we continue to get in our own way? Hopefully my pearls of wisdom can help you, I know I need to take my own advice. Let’s just keep on doing the next right thing!
– Erin, Marketing Manager, All Star Labor & Staffing
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