Follow the steps of good men instead,
    and stay on the paths of the righteous. Proverbs 2:20 (NLT)

As I walk this life journey, I travel in the footsteps of good men and women. I have been blessed with a host of mentors who made a positive difference in my life:

• Parents who love God and taught their children the values of honesty, hospitality, hard work, loving your neighbors well and serving others the way they’d want to be served.
• Grandparents who laid their own set of footprints for my parents and siblings.
• Siblings who loved their little brother, protected him, and let him hang around.
• Primary teachers who cared about me as a person, who prayed for me without my knowing it and encouraged me to develop my talents and abilities.
• Friends who encouraged me to do the right things.
• Spiritual mentors who took me under their wing, taught my by example, and poured more time and energy into me than I deserved.
• College professors who put up with a young man’s maddening mix of pride and insecurity while patiently pushing and pruning.
• Business mentors who led me by their every day example.

We all follow in the footsteps of others. Choose well.

If you haven’t chosen well, today is a good day to find different footsteps to follow.

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