We recently had friends in from out of town. Their kids are older than ours and they were telling us of their trials and tribulations (and there were many). It made a huge impact on my wife and me. We couldn’t stop thinking about their situation for days.

A day or two later, my son, age 11, was reading my bio for a proposal that was sitting on the kitchen table for my wife, Adele, to proof. When I wasn’t around, he said to her, “Gosh, Mommy, have you read daddy’s bio? It’s so long. He sure has done a lot with all the books he’s written (two). Do you think the president has heard about him?” 

Wouldn’t it be great if we could always live up to the pedestal our young children put us upon? W, are you listening?

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies. He is founder of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com