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Peanut Butter Principles: 47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids
Great leaders aren't born. They're nurtured. In Peanut Butter 47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids, entrepreneur, speaker, author, management consultant and parent Eric Franklin has assembled a wealth of wisdom that has stuck with him like peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth gleaned from his parents, extended family; and the many other influential people in his life. Organized by topics, including The Super Self, Making Wishes Come True and The School of Life, Franklin explains how simple concepts can have lasting power to develop young leaders, Be thankful you don't get everything you ask for. The difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline. Your accomplishments should speak for themselves. Don't interrupt. If you don t make your own decision, someone else will make it for you. Count your blessings, not your problems. One by one, you can serve up spoonfuls of Peanut Butter Principles to the youth in your life and make a profound impact to help them grow into confident, intelligent, and successful adults and leaders who make good choices, build healthy relationships, and cultivate another generation of leaders.
230 pages, Paperback
First published November 20, 2013
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May 11, 2017
Peanut Butter Principles is a motivating read that'll furnish you with knowledge that is regarded common yet ignored quite often.
First of all, I'd like to confess that I love the name of this book. It's smart, well thought out and very impressive.
Moving further, I had one hell of a time reading this book as I enjoyed learning each and every single one of the 47 lessons the author of this book, Eric Franklin, has to offer. These are the most common things that a person seems to forget in crisis, and as a result suffers invariably. These are the things that one would expect the parents to teach their children but are often neglected mostly because the parents themselves don't follow them. The underlying point of this book is to be aware and make decisions wisely and, as a result, live a comfortable and stressless life.
Most of the times the main reason of our stress is our own selves – our bad choices, wrong decisions, and ill-considered judgments, and in this book the author makes us come face to face with all these things. This book is a treasure trove of knowledge that'll not only make one's life easier and happier but also very fulfilling and productive.
I liked the flow and easiness of the narration and was able to read this book in less than 2 hours. It felt like the book was narrated by a close friend who's out to give you some really wise advice, which goes a long way in saying how good the author's writing is. I'd recommend this book to all the adults as we all can learn so much from this beautifully insightful book.
I'd recommend this book to all the adults as we all can learn so much from this remarkably insightful book.
First of all, I'd like to confess that I love the name of this book. It's smart, well thought out and very impressive.
Moving further, I had one hell of a time reading this book as I enjoyed learning each and every single one of the 47 lessons the author of this book, Eric Franklin, has to offer. These are the most common things that a person seems to forget in crisis, and as a result suffers invariably. These are the things that one would expect the parents to teach their children but are often neglected mostly because the parents themselves don't follow them. The underlying point of this book is to be aware and make decisions wisely and, as a result, live a comfortable and stressless life.
Most of the times the main reason of our stress is our own selves – our bad choices, wrong decisions, and ill-considered judgments, and in this book the author makes us come face to face with all these things. This book is a treasure trove of knowledge that'll not only make one's life easier and happier but also very fulfilling and productive.
I liked the flow and easiness of the narration and was able to read this book in less than 2 hours. It felt like the book was narrated by a close friend who's out to give you some really wise advice, which goes a long way in saying how good the author's writing is. I'd recommend this book to all the adults as we all can learn so much from this beautifully insightful book.
I'd recommend this book to all the adults as we all can learn so much from this remarkably insightful book.
September 10, 2017
Peanut Butter Principles is a great book to read if you live by the motto "Be the person you want your kids to be." Franklin walks the reader through over 40 lessons that we as adults should be modeling for the young people in our lives.
If you're a frequent reader of self-help or parenting books, much of this information will not be new to you. But, if you're just venturing into these genres, then this is a wonderful primer of lessons and habits that we need to practice and model for our children.
What I enjoyed most, reading this book, was Franklin's writing style. His tone is quite conversational. And admittedly, being from the same region as Franklin, I enjoyed his anecdotes, quickly relating to his stories of working summers at the local amusement park and building a career in Southern Maryland.
Franklin, in the vein of Stephen Covey and his 7 Habits, could easily adapt this book to teens by writing directly for them and giving examples of successful teens who exemplify these principles.
Some of my favorite quotes from Peanut Butter Principles:
•"Fairness weighs more heavily on the person who perceives himself to be on the losing end of any competition or choice."
•"The people who emerge as leaders are those who naturally attract and maintain followers."
•"Leadership means people follow willingly because they believe in you."
•"A decision is a choice. It's a promise to do something. Commitment is demonstrated by actions and results."
•"Maybe you define a friend as someone who will accept you no matter what you do or say. That's not a friend; it's a pet."
If you're a frequent reader of self-help or parenting books, much of this information will not be new to you. But, if you're just venturing into these genres, then this is a wonderful primer of lessons and habits that we need to practice and model for our children.
What I enjoyed most, reading this book, was Franklin's writing style. His tone is quite conversational. And admittedly, being from the same region as Franklin, I enjoyed his anecdotes, quickly relating to his stories of working summers at the local amusement park and building a career in Southern Maryland.
Franklin, in the vein of Stephen Covey and his 7 Habits, could easily adapt this book to teens by writing directly for them and giving examples of successful teens who exemplify these principles.
Some of my favorite quotes from Peanut Butter Principles:
•"Fairness weighs more heavily on the person who perceives himself to be on the losing end of any competition or choice."
•"The people who emerge as leaders are those who naturally attract and maintain followers."
•"Leadership means people follow willingly because they believe in you."
•"A decision is a choice. It's a promise to do something. Commitment is demonstrated by actions and results."
•"Maybe you define a friend as someone who will accept you no matter what you do or say. That's not a friend; it's a pet."
November 7, 2014
Eric Franklin has written a truly useful book for instilling success oriented character traits in your children through 47 Leadership Lessons. In the preface he writes that he grew up 'solidly middle class' and it shows in his lessons. There's nothing here about attachment theory or evolutionary psychology. Instead he has chapters titled Life Is Not Fair. Get Over It, and Your Life Is Not a Rehearsal. My favorite is Everything Happens For A Reason, But Sometimes The Reason Is You're Stupid And You Make Poor Decisions. In five sections he walks readers through principles about self, talent, life lessons, relationships, and good choices. The text is breezy and to the point and Franklin draws widely from his own experiences.
Your grandparents probably took most of these lessons as self evident. You and your parents a little less so. Much of this will be entirely foreign to your children. But just like the new economy and new math we continue to learn that there is nothing new and that there are no short cuts to success and good character. Franklin gives an excellent path for parents and their children.
Hopefully parents will read it to each other as well.
Your grandparents probably took most of these lessons as self evident. You and your parents a little less so. Much of this will be entirely foreign to your children. But just like the new economy and new math we continue to learn that there is nothing new and that there are no short cuts to success and good character. Franklin gives an excellent path for parents and their children.
Hopefully parents will read it to each other as well.
May 7, 2014
I know the author and this book reads exactly as he is. To the point, common sense advice with a bit of humor. I use the principles with my son on a regular basis as it reinforces the lessons I try to teach him everyday. My favorite and I'm sure a favorite with all his readers is #1 Life isn't fair. Get over it.
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