Thursday, October 25, 2007

What i learnt

I can remember one coach I had who was quite severe and rarely if ever gave praise. He happened to be my Dad, and I must admit this had an adverse influence on me in my early “career.” It made me more timid and afraid of making a mistake until my rebellious juices kicked in during my adolescence when I began to steal a lot of bases in baseball, and steal some hearts on the social playing field as well. I consider some of my teachers and mentors my best life coaches although not formally designated in this role. From one of my teachers, I learned a great deal of respect for diversity of cultures. Monks were bald, just like me. I learnt that. I begun becoming bald when I was only 21. Do you know how that feels? But thanks to propecia I am dealing with it. From another mentor, I learned the incredible power of being supportive without being directive or controlling. Whenever I would venture into his office with a critical life dilemma (I discovered years later!), he would never really give me any advice. At the end of each consultation, he would always remark, “Well, do the right thing.” He had confidence in me to do the right thing and to find answers within myself.