We're All Figuring it out

Isn't everyone else figuring it out as they go along, too?

When you are a child in this world, you must depend upon what the grown-ups around you profess—especially at the youngest ages. During that time, your parents, your aunts and uncles, and your teachers are all giants. It seems logical that they have the answers you need.

However, remember that they’re human, too. They’ve had to learn it as they went along.

My father’s sister married a member of the United States Marines. He was always very wise and full of great stories and aphorisms. He was big strong, and a Marine—always in charge. He’d seen battle multiple times. Here’s a man who could tackle anything, right? It’s hard to imagine someone like that having to wrestle with life challenges.

But when he retired from the military, he wasn’t sure what to do. My aunt revealed to me that after he left the Marines, he was a bit lost.

But during his 15 years after retiring from the Marines, he grew to be one of the most influential management consultants in Southern California.

He figured out his speaking career as he went along!