Leadership / Rising / Parenting
Leadership Moment — 24 Oct 22
You don’t have to push others down to raise yourself up.
I have four kids and to me, the ages from 18 months to five years are by far the most fun. When I say fun, I mean the delightful, joyous kind of fun. But those darn kids keep growing and getting older (thank you God!).
As they age, I’ve found great pleasure in the evolving nature of our conversations. The two boys are now 15 and 16 and we have some awesome conversations, along with some maddening ones.
This weekend, while my 16-year-old and I were out-and-about, we talked about haters and what’s cool. Full disclosure here: I was never cool. Yet somehow, I still survived.
We were talking about haters and he was lamenting a rapper he really likes isn’t considered cool. Evidently, there are other rappers who “diss” and “hate on” him for both his skin color (he’s white) as well as his music.
I didn’t know any of this. My boys share their music with me often. Some of it I like, some I tolerate, and some I just say, “next.” I’d listened to a couple of NF songs and they fell in the middle category for me.
Many times, I’ve observed people who seem like they have to constantly put others down. They may or…
