People tell their kids:
• don’t smoke
• don’t drink too much
• be disciplined
• be organised
• be respectful
• be on time
• keep your promises
Then the same adults:
• smoke in front of them
• drink every weekend
• Spend all evening and weekends as a lazy couch potato
• run late constantly
• break promises
• avoid responsibility
• live in chaos
• blame everybody else
They complain about:
• the government lying
• customers paying late
• staff not caring
• partners not listening
• society losing values
But when you look deeper into their own behaviours, businesses and lives…
...they are often doing the exact same things they criticise in others.
Children do not become what you tell them:
They become what they see.
Teams do not follow your mission statement:
They follow your standards.
Clients do not trust your words:
They trust your consistency.
And life itself often becomes a mirror:
You attract what you give out.
The energy, standards, discipline, honesty and respect you carry into the world tends to come back in one form or another.
That’s why one of the most powerful ideas ever shared was:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Not demand it.
Not preach it.
Not post about it.
....Be it.
Because what you do speaks far louder than anything you say.