THINK YOURSELF A FAILURE? V

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas A. Edison.

Here's a little rundown, of people you must have heard of. Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven. Isaac Newton never did well in school. Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything."

Walt Disney, business man and founder of the, Walt Disney Company, which today, rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around the world. You must have seen that Walt Disney, himself had a bit of a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because, "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn't last long, and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He kept pressing on, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked. I'm sure, Disney isn't a hard name to remember if you've ever seen a movie.

THE GIFT OF A DREAM (22); ARE YOU LIKE WALT?

"Let’s have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." - Abraham Lincoln

Truth be told, nobody else but you can understand your dreams better than yourself. Which is why many people, will oppose you anytime you talk about a dream you passionately wish to fulfill; because they, in most cases don't have the capacity to comprehend it. Someone once said that "dreams are not those pictures you see while asleep at night, but those pictures that prevent you from sleeping at night."

Walt Disney had a dream and he never gave up. Early in his career he was fired because they thought he didn't have "good ideas". That just made him dream more. When he was starting out in Kansas City he couldn't sell his cartoons. Some hinted that he had no talent but Walt Disney had a dream so he set out to conquer his foes. He found a minister who paid him a small amount to draw advertising pictures for his church. Disney had no place to stay, so

THE GIFT OF FAMILY (11) BUILD THE KIDS, NOT THE WALLS

"A man should never neglect his family for business." - Walt Disney

In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built the great Chinese wall. It was so high they knew no one could climb over it and so thick that nothing could break it down. They settled back to enjoy their security. During the first 100 years of the wall's existence, China was invaded three times. Not once did the barbaric hordes break down the wall or climb over the top. Each time they bribed a gate keeper and then marched right through the gates. The Chinese were so busy relying upon the walls of stone that they forgot to teach integrity to their children.

Today let me share with you, "10 MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE"
Parents blunder when . . .
1. They give a child everything he wants.
2. They laugh at a child when he does or says something wrong.
3. They avoid the words "no" and "wrong."
4. They pick up after their children instead of giving them the responsibility of doing it.
5. They take the side of their children against neighbours, teachers, and other responsible adults.
6. They make every decision for their children.
7. They bail them out of every situation instead of letting them face the consequences of their mistakes.
8. They are over-protective, and do not allow their children to do normal and healthy things.
9. They let their children talk back to them.
10. They criticize others openly in front of their children.

Hodding Carter once said "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings." It is safer to build the kids before you build the walls of your family.