Who Has Pushed You Lately

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about some people who have pushed me in my lifetime.  These are not bad individuals – they are good, even great men and women.  Let me tell you about a few.

Mr. Seay was my high school typing teacher.  He was eccentric, with odd ways, but he taught me typing.  Do you realize how much I use this skill EVERY DAY?  I touch a keyboard every day of my life – 24/7. 

He drilled into us the keyboard – a s d f ; l k j and on and on.  Thank you, Mr. Seay.

Mrs. Jones, my sixth-grade teacher, read an excerpt from a paper we had to write for our English class.  She READ two sentences from my paper, out loud, and made a very favorable comment about my writing.  She pushed me that day, in ways I could never understand until now.  What a great thing.

Jim Tharp & Bob Rist are two of my all-time favorite bosses.  They taught me some critical leadership skills and ways of managing people under their charge.  I’ve never forgotten them.

Two band directors who inspired me were Clifford Fuller and Howard Laurie.  They inspired me to pursue a musical career and saw some potential in me when I couldn’t see it for myself.  Thank you, gentlemen.

Jim VanHook was a college professor whom I tried my best to emulate, AND he taught me a relationship skill that I have never forgotten – “Love the people.”  I distinctly remember the day he planted that seed of an idea into my mind and heart.  Thank you, Jim.

Who has pushed you?  Who has taught you a skill, or said an appropriately timed word at the precise moment you needed it the most?  Who has given you a chance to prove yourself in a dream that you always wanted to pursue.

These are the heroes of our lives who have pushed us. 

Now, perhaps it is time for all of us to go and do likewise.

That is all for now.

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