“mama always said”

Post by TMM guest blogger
Lauren Stout, DMCP, CTA, Director of Sales

One of our most recent “water cooler chats” at the office was a bit deeper than the normal “post-weekend-recap-what-celebrity-is-dating-who-did-you-see-my-cute-new-purse” chat. We began reminiscing about the things that our parents or spouses and family have repeated to us (sometimes like a broken record,) throughout our lives. For some of us, these are proverbs to live by; for others, they are just now becoming pertinent during the complex state we are all living in.

Here is the “Hall of Fame” of one-liners from our staff that you have our permission to use for your own personal gain, motivation or simple laughter.





If you don’t find at least one that resonates with you, then you may be dead inside…

• Measure twice, cut once
• Your attitude determines your altitude
• God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason
• Do unto others as you would have them to unto you
• Tough times don’t last, but tough people do
• Always try to learn from your mistakes otherwise life will throw the same lesson at you until you do
• Never present a problem until you have figured out at least one possible solution
• The truth will set you free.
• The worst never happens

Is it the case that when life is more challenging you are more open to advice from other people? It is interesting to me that we tend to only have these conversations when feel the need for guidance and direction ---- we tend to forget the wisdom of others when we are on cruise control. How would our actions be different if we solicited wisdom of others even when we were the most sure of ourselves?