Examples, not rules

Have you ever wondered how many things in life we learn by seeing and following examples, instead of following rules?

You learn to write by interacting with examples, not rules.

You learn to be a better human being by seeing examples, not by learning rules of being human.

You teach kids how to act in a tough situation by becoming an example of how to act, not by giving them rules to follow.

The rules of wealth doesn’t make you wealthy until you’ve processed them with the lens of examples of models and cautionary tales. Replace the words ‘wealth’ and ‘wealthy’ with your intent and desired outcome and the sentence remains valid.

Go ahead. Try it.

Setting a rule is easier than setting an example. Without examples, rules are mere words. It’s one of the reasons they fail. Remember this the next time you are tempted to tell what the rule says.