Something New Every Day

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Those who do are often incapable of teaching those things to anybody else because the talent required for doing and teaching is not inherent in everybody. The same can be said of teachers. Their talent is communication, not doing. Good teachers are able to understand how things are done and communicate this in such a way as to inspire their students.

Napoleon Hill’s book, think and grow rich, is a great example of this, he used his skill as a communicator to pass on the knowledge he acquired from great doers such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison to name but a few in such a way that he inspired a generation to try and improve their situations.

You observe great doers, and you listen to great teachers. If you find somebody who is capable of both, observe and listen closely to them, for they are exceptional.

Most of the people you meet fall into the following categories, “Doers are busy doing while teachers are busy communicating.”


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