School is back in session. In every event I speak or perform at, whether it’s leadership training, keynoting, or doing a show, I NEVER take the stage without honoring the teacher who made such an impact in my life: Mrs. Rosalind Hall, the music teacher.
If you’ve heard me speak, then you know her voice and the story. If you haven’t, the long and short of it is that she discovered my singing voice and became my mentor. I never have a career in this business of music without her influence.
The Promise to our teachers while in school is to be respectful, learn what we can, give great effort, and do our best.
What about the Promise after we graduate and move onto the future?
I believe The Promise is to Honor The Teachers in Our Lives.
Tell their stories, sing their praises, as they are the ones who shape so many of us.
Who is yours? If not one, well then, perhaps there were many!
The Piano Guys
I’ve written a BLOG about this before (3 years ago), and you can read in detail HERE if you prefer.
I was doing an event with The Piano Guys, and it came up that my Grandma was their music teacher in high school!
What!?! I called her and she confirmed it. All of us thrilled to make the connection in our friendship, as they revered her name, both said she was their favorite teacher and would do anything for her.
A few years later, I called in a favor.
My sweet Grandma Julie Hays Hewlett had passed away.
I called Steven and Jon, world-famous, busiest schedules in showbiz, even knowing they were in the middle of touring, and told them the news.
“What day is the funeral, we will be there.”
Unreal. The Piano Guys performed at my Grandma’s funeral! And on one of their birthdays!
I recounted this story recently in my broadcast on The Jason Hewlett Show.
Perhaps you’d rather watch me talk about it, just click HERE or on the screen shot below to check it out:
Remember your teachers, the educators who clarified your signature moves before you identified you had a gift, and share their story.
The teachers are the ones who inspired you to magnify your Promise.
The stories are important to tell, and for all of us to hear.
Who were the teachers that so impacted you, and helped you live The Promise everyday? Please share in the comments below.
And if they’re still alive, write them a note, call them, TELL THEM!
If they’ve passed on, well then, now it’s your turn to let us know what they did for you.
Keep The Promise and tell your Teacher’s Story.
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Such a beautiful cycle. I hope I can be that kind of mentor for someone one day. How many people’s lives are better because of these two women.
Thanks for sharing.
The line about teachers showing up for kids who are not their own is the one that lands. Worth saying too that most of that work is invisible in the numbers teachers get judged on. Pass rates and averages do not capture the student who stayed in school because one adult noticed them.