A few days ago, I sent an email out that asked people if they carried over traits from their childhood into adult-hood. The response I received was overwhelming! People had and people were so excited to share their stories. I asked them if it would be okay to share their story here and for those who’ve already confirmed via e-mail, their stories are below.
In case you missed the email, here’s how it started:
When I was a little girl, I always used to play office and play school with my little sister. I was always the boss or the teacher and I would boss her around. Getting her to type up documents on the Commodore 64 or make her do homework out of old text books my mom and dad would buy for us.
I remember she was always happy to help out and happy to be a part of whatever I was doing. It made me feel honored to have an audience because, being a bit of a leader from birth, it was great to have someone I could guide through different things and watch prosper.
Today, the story isn’t much different. My sister and I work side by side in my office every single day, for eight hours each day, and we get to do amazing work. The only difference is that today, we do this as a partnership rather than me bossing her around… Although, sometimes I still try
This e-mail is not just to tell you a story but to ask you a question. Do you have traits in your adult life that you had so deeply engrained in you as a child? If so, I’d love for you to hit reply and share those with me.
To read everyone else’s story, just click “Read More” below.
Way back in the day when I was struggling for new clients and prospects, I used to bend over backwards like crazy for clients. If they wanted me to fly to the moon, jump through five hoops of fire and walk across coals while eating cockroach legs, I would… and I did. Now, I still love and cherish and honor the process of getting a new client and I still stand in the place of gratitude of receiving this new, awesome business but I no longer compromise my own needs and my desired lifestyle to do so.