Role Model- Does Age Matter ?

This little picture about role models reminded me a lot about my life the past couple of years. My vintage age has brought me full cycle in recognizing the fast paced world we live in. My daughter has spent many years learning from older women. Now I have switched roles with her. There are so many new techies to learn to even keep up with personal chores like banking, electronically paying bills, coupons for grocery shopping and I could go on. These are things I can learn from her. So does age really matter?

Then I thought age doesn’t matter. It is about sharing with one another. The young can tutor the older ones and the older ones can mentor the younger ones. So it goes in a business or team-sharing and bringing your best skills and ideas to the table. Be willing to accept others ideas if they are better than yours. It means not accepting people for their titles but what they bring to the table. It’s about respect, responsibility, accountability, and integrity.

Here is a quote I like to talk about and illustrate my point: “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction” This is where Age doesn’t matter.

There is mentoring going on every day. The greatest successes we know is helping others learn and grow.