FSB Author Article
Whisperings
By J.R. Parrish,
Author of You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way: Making it in the
Real World: A Guide for Graduates
Some people can see at a glance what others cannot see with microscope and telescope. This article is for parents and it is a whispering. Whisperings are subtle, quiet and hardly noticeable, but they are very important. Some people notice when the breeze picks up or a few raindrops fall, while others don't pay attention until they are hit by a hurricane or flood.
The reason I wrote You Don't Have to Learn the Hard Way was to help young adults who wanted to get ahead in life by teaching them four of life's most important lessons for success that are still not taught in school. As time has passed I have realized that the real audience for the book should be their parents. Since parents were not taught these things in school they cannot teach it to their children and that is where the learning process begins.
As a parent you may be thinking, "What is it that I was not taught?" You were not taught the power of your thoughts and that your entire future would depend on how you think. You were not taught what to think and why. You were not taught that your thoughts are your preview of your life's coming attractions and never to think anything about yourself that you don't want to be true. That how you think is a habit. That good habits are the key to all success and bad habits are the unlocked door to failure. That most habits are formed without your realizing it. The habits that would lead to your success and the ones that would cause you to fail and how to acquire the right ones and eliminate the bad ones. That 80% of your success would depend on your human relations skills. What makes up those skills and how to acquire them. The greatest need of every man, woman, and child on the face of the earth after they have food, clothing and shelter. (If you knew the greatest need of everyone think how easy it would become to win with them). That you have an abundance of what other people want and yet share very little of it and why. That the "Golden Rule" is not the best rule. People do not want to be treated the way you want to be treated, they want to be treated the way THEY want to be treated. One of the worst mistakes we make is thinking others want to be treated the same as us. The six step process that will allow you to make your dreams come true. That people who feel sorry for themselves should. The root of anger and how to eliminate it from your life. The "Better World Theory". How to choose the drivers seat rather than the passenger seat in life. That it is not your circumstances that determine your future.
I
could go on, but by now I hope you can hear the whispering and want to
learn these things so you can teach them to your children and those you
love and want to help. This will be one of the best gifts you can give
yourself and your child or loved one. It will help you and them succeed
in every aspect of life and achieve more than you ever thought
possible. If learning these things could take me from milkman to top
salesman for a Fortune 500 company, to founder of one of the most
successful commercial real estate firms in Silicon Valley, to
retirement in Hawaii at age 55, imagine what it can do for you.
Author Bio
J.R. Parrish, author of You Don't Have to Learn the Hard
Way: Making it in the
Real World: A Guide for Graduates, went from being a milkman to a
multimillionaire. In
1974, he founded J. R. Parrish Inc., a commercial real estate company
in Silicon Valley. He ran the company based on the premise that to
succeed in life, you must treat people with fairness and respect, a
premise that not only won him friends, but made him a fortune. J.R.
spent the next 25 years studying and teaching his employees and
brokers about human relations. The company grew to be a huge success
and one of the premier real
estate brokerage firms in Silicon Valley. J.R. retired in 1999. Today,
he and his wife Lisa live in one of the most idyllic spots in the
Hawaiian Islands, on their own coffee plantation. He continues to
support the ideals he believes in through his foundation.
For more information please visit www.parrishonline.com