The Best Teachers are Those Who Show You Where to Look … But … Don’t Tell You What to See.

Mr HP, one of my Professional & Personal Mentors, Coach, and Friend, who had a long line up of People Waiting Patiently to get Time in His Calendar back Home, battled cancer Valiantly but eventually lost in the year 2011 leaving behind his Loving Wife, 3 Wonderful Young Children, and a Huge Community that Mourned His Loss.

I was Gratefully Blessed to have crossed paths with This Man via my Cousin’s Husband … It was November 14, 1994 … and … this was the Very First Lesson that Mr. HP Ever Taught Me.  I was young, I was ambitious, I had no filter, and I’ll never forget it !!! … It was Mainly because of how “Stupidly” I replied …

 

This was Me :

… “You Drove 6 hours All The Way From Montreal to Tell Me This, That’s It, That’s All I’m Going to get Today ???”

 

… Remember, E’mail, The Internet, Skype, FaceTime, and Cell Phone Texting Didn’t Exist Yet.

 

He laughed and said “Let it Marinate for a Bit, Soak it Up.  I’m going to grab a coffee would you like one ???”  He left to get the coffees leaving me sitting at the table pondering to Myself, “Let it Marinate for a Bit ??? … Soak it Up ???” … So that’s what I did before he returned to the table with the coffees.  For the remainder of my appointment we talked about His Beloved Montreal Canadians and My Over Achieving Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

It’s May “2018” now, 24 years later, and I’m Still Marinating In It !!! … and … I’m Still Soaking it Up !!!

 

Here’s How My First Coaching Session Went with Mr. HP “24 years” ago on November 14, 1994 in the Coffee Time at Markham Road and Progress Ave …

 

From here on out, This is All Mr. HP Speaking …

 

“I’m Asking You to Reflect and Look Inward Today :

 

Is it “Love” Things, “Use” People ???

 

… Or …

 

Is it “Use” Things, “Love” People ???”

 

… Let it Marinate For a Bit.

 

… Soak It Up.”

 

This Very First Lesson was “The Drip” that Started and Created All of Today’s Present Day Rippling.

 

Have a Fantastic Day – You Deserve It !!!,

Nelson Beltijar
www.ThePositiveDrip.com

 

Ps – I had 2 significant School Teachers …

 

1) Mrs. EF

… and …

2) Mr. ER

 

… Who Invested Their Time in Me … And … Because of Their Forever Available Ear and Guidance I felt Compelled to Write Them a Letter.  That’s right a letter, you see there was Still no E’mail, no Internet, no Skype, no FaceTime, and no Texting Cell Phones yet in 1988.  I wrote a letter to Mrs. EF in the second semester of my first year of University which was in 1988 … and … I wrote another to Mr. ER in 2006 Letting Them Know What Became of Me … And … Thanking Them for Believing In Me.  Sad News is, My Letters Couldn’t be Mailed … Why ???, You Ask … When I Inquired as to How I could get these Letters Delivered to them Both … I was Shockingly Told that Each of Them Had Passed Away.

I don’t have Many Regrets, but I now Know what Regret does Feel like.

 

… A Teacher Affects Eternity; It’s a Shame how Some of Them will Never Know just how Far their Influence Affected Another.

 

A Small Few of Us have been Lucky Enough to have had that Special Someone who Refused to See Us for Where we Were At … But … Chose to See Us For What We Could Become.

Whoever that may be for You, Please Take a Few Minutes out of Your Overbooked Busy Day and Send Them a quick “Hello and a Thank You” while you still can.  It’s “2018” and E’mail, The Internet, Skype, FaceTime and Texting Cell Phones are just a reach away 😉

 

Before We Say Bye for a While … What’s it going to be ??? … How are YOU going to Arrange these “Four” simple Words ??? …

 

Is it going to be …

 

“Love Things, Use People”

 

Or

 

Is it going to be …

 

“Use Things, Love People”

 

… Marinate in it for a Bit.

 

… Soak It Up.

 

… And …

 

… Send Me a Text, “24 Years” from Now 😉

 

… Thank You for Your Time

 

RIP :

1) Mrs. EF  – 1988

2) Mr. ER    – 2006

3) Mr. HP    – 2011

… “Thank You For Believing In Me, I Won’t Let You Down”

 

 

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