As a kid growing up my best friend, Neal, was loyal, an encourager, and he helped me improve my hitting in baseball. Perhaps that experience led me to believe that everyone wants to make those around them better.
Now as an adult I realize that is not always the case, but I like to think about the positive people I have known or read about.
When my dad went to work with a guy named Bill Butts, my dad made him better. A business that was bankrupt turned into a profitable company.
Recently my dad and I were talking about old times a little, and he said it was amazing he ever made it in business. Hiring good help was always a challenge, but my dad had several men who made him better. He even had a phenomenal secretary who made him better.
The same thing holds true in sports. A few years ago a wide receiver, Ronnie White, was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. After two years he was considered a bust. That is until Matt Ryan became the quarterback. Now Ronnie White is a Pro Bowl football player. Matt Ryan made him better.
Michael Jordan will go down as the greatest basketball player of all time. But it is hard to think of Jordan without also thinking of Scottie Pipen. They both made each other better. Iron truely does sharpen iron.
Without a doubt Carol has made me better, by a long shot.
Everywhere we look we see examples of people who made others better.
Look around. Who are you making better?
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