Miki’s Rules to Live by 9
by Miki SaxonWhen I was growing up I had an aunt with whom I didn’t see eye to eye; to say our relationship was rocky would be very diplomatic.
Yet, it was because of this aunt that I learned something that became a cornerstone of my MAP, although I often struggle to adhere to it.
My aunt had a glass topped dressing table and, like many women of that era, she would place inspirational clippings and notes under the glass. That is where I first saw
Profit from the mistakes of others,
you don’t have time to make them all yourself.
I recognized the soundness of the words even back then, but I have to say that it’s been one of the hardest for me to follow. I seem to profit well from small and medium mistakes, but have an unhappy tendency to make the really large ones myself. However, although I follow it imperfectly, hindsight shows that it has saved me from a lot of grief and, I’m sure, will continue to do so.
I sometimes wonder: if she hadn’t had the clipping, and only said it to me, would it have had any, let alone the same, impact?
Sadly, the answer is probably not.
I’m very glad she had the clipping.
