Time To Paint the Paint Store

Would you ever go to a dentist who was missing teeth?

Ummm, heck no! Okay, that seems obvious but with any business we expect them to walk the walk, as well as, talk the talk.

We expect it of businesses but do we expect it of ourselves?

Have you ever asked anyone to do something that you didn't or wouldn't do yourself? I know I have fallen prey to this; like giving my kids heck for not cleaning their room when my office looked like a small tornado touched down.

As a parent or business leader, it is easy to live by the motto, "Do as I say not as I do," but in reality actions speak much louder than words. In his book, "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten" Robert Fulghum said it best when he said don't worry if your kids listen to what you say, worry that they watch what you do.

Maybe, just maybe it's possible that parents, businesses and business leaders can be effective today by creating a clear vision of the end goal then acting as an example for those around them based on redeeming values.

Now go grab a paint brush...