"Minds are like parachutes..."
Daniel Martin Eckhart
?? Storyteller with #rewilding at heart. Publisher of the Rewilder Weekly ??????????
"... they only function when they're open." This famous quote I did know, but I have to admit I had no idea that it was coined by businessman Sir Thomas "Tommy" Dewar (yes, that Dewar) - who seems to have written down countless gems in his time. A born salesman and socialite, he employed his skills to great effect and made the family's whisky brand a household name.
Dewar was, quite obviously, full of spirit in a number of ways - and his free-flowing witticisms became known as ‘Dewarisms’. I thought I'd share some on business, success, advertising and life (in company terms that's usually called "work/life balance" - but I've never bought into that distinction - it makes no sense). So then, here goes:
On business
We shouldn't say "how's business", but "where's business".
If you think you know it all, you're missing something.
Sometimes a step forward needs a step back.
You better wait for the unexpected.
Never invest in a going concern until you know which way it is going.
On success
If you get to the top on your own, who'll take the picture?
Yesterday's success belongs to yesterday.
Making a mistake is also an achievement.
Ability without enthusiasm is like a rifle without a bullet.
On advertising
Keep advertising and advertising will keep you.
If you don't advertise, you fossilize.
On life
Enjoy now, another now is coming.
Less pain, more gain.
The pause is part of the walk.
Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back.
Go here to find out more about Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar. But, before you go - how about these:
"We have great regard for old age when it is bottled"
and
"Don't question your wife's judgement - look who she married."
One might think that whisky may have had something to do with the blossoming of all that wisdom... but I hope not! Maybe a bright, curious and open mind is enough (as much as I do love my - sorry Tommy - Irish whiskey). On that note, here a variation of the initial quote:
"Minds are like parachutes. Just because you lost yours, doesn't mean you can borrow mine."
Coach und Mentor für Eltern mit verhaltensauff?lligen Kindern. Ich helfe Eltern, bei ihren Kindern k?rperliche Symptome und Verhaltensauff?lligkeiten zu minimieren, ganz ohne Medikamente.
4 年Yes Daniel, because closed minds will not accept an new idea they are not familiar with.?Let's hope more and more and more people will open their minds!