Eric Franklin was interviewed by Lon Woodbury on "Parent Choices for Struggling Teenagers," which is hosted on L.A. Talk Radio. Mr Franklin, who is a Business Coach and author of the book "Peanut Butter Basics" shared his perspective on the 47 leadership lessons every parent should think about teaching their children. These lessons were ideas that he had picked up from his experience as a business coach, and he thought that they would also be relevant for providing children with solid guidelines.
Lon Woodbury, the host of the show, is the publisher of Woodbury Reports and founder of Struggling Teens. He is an independent educational consultant and an author of numerous Kindle books on at-risk adolescents. He has worked with families and adolescents since 1984.
Eric Franklin Bio
Eric Franklin is a business owner, with a number of businesses across the United States. His education consists of a Bachelor's degree in biology from Hampton University, as well as a Master's degree in Procurement and Acquisitions, which he earned from Webster University. When he is not working on one of his businesses, Mr. Franklin assists others a business coach or writes books. As a family man, he and his wife are raising three children.
The 47 Peanut Butter Principles for Success in Life
Eric believes that the reason for his success in life is due to following the Judeo-Christian life principles that his mother and father taught him as a child. Now he has written about these life lessons through a series of 47 concepts that he says are as wholesome as a peanut butter sandwich.
The book has been divided into five distinct sections: the first section is the Super Self; the second section is Making Wishes Come True; the third section is the School of Life; the fourth section is Relationships; and the fifth section is Making Choices.
During the interview he gave an example from each category:
A concept in Super Self is the following: "Just be yourself simply because everybody else is taken." Eric warns about the threat of imitating stars and other well-known people because the most vital thing is to only copy those good qualities that correspond with one's own personality.
In the Making Wishes Come True section, he provide the following example--"the only difference between a goal and a dream is a due date." Mr. Franklin showed that in order to achieve anything, a person has to choose an objective, come up with a plan, and figure out a way to measure how much progress was made in goal achievement.
A principle in the School of Life is "if you're not early, you're late." In this principle, Eric emphasizes that showing up on time shows respect for the other person's time. Someone who is punctual will often do better in life and will be treated better by other people. This principle hints at the golden rule that you should treat people the way that you want to be treated.
A concept in Relationships is the following: "Learn to follow if you want to learn how to lead and how to serve." Eric went over the steps necessary for someone to learn to express the qualities of a natural leader. He said that before a person could learn how to lead, he or she had to follow and discover things through positive examples. Later, after a person had become a leader, then he or she had a duty to focus on serving others.
In the Making Good Choices section, he provide the following example--"a lesson that a person does not learn needs to be repeated." Mr. Franklin shared something his father, an instructor in a school, had once taught him. The reason for repeat marriages, recidivism, and other recurring problems is that they occurred because people do not take the time to reflect on the lessons that they should have learned from an earlier experience. When a lesson is missed, people are simply not equipped to move to a greater level of accomplishment due to the fact that they keep doing the same incorrect things repeatedly.
Although the Peanut Butter Principles was written to help parents in child-raising, the book has been enthusiastically adopted by Charter schools and mentoring organizations, where character education, which has been squeezed out of the public school system for budgetary reasons, is still in vogue.
Lon Woodbury, the host of the show, is the publisher of Woodbury Reports and founder of Struggling Teens. He is an independent educational consultant and an author of numerous Kindle books on at-risk adolescents. He has worked with families and adolescents since 1984.
Eric Franklin Bio
Eric Franklin is a business owner, with a number of businesses across the United States. His education consists of a Bachelor's degree in biology from Hampton University, as well as a Master's degree in Procurement and Acquisitions, which he earned from Webster University. When he is not working on one of his businesses, Mr. Franklin assists others a business coach or writes books. As a family man, he and his wife are raising three children.
The 47 Peanut Butter Principles for Success in Life
Eric believes that the reason for his success in life is due to following the Judeo-Christian life principles that his mother and father taught him as a child. Now he has written about these life lessons through a series of 47 concepts that he says are as wholesome as a peanut butter sandwich.
The book has been divided into five distinct sections: the first section is the Super Self; the second section is Making Wishes Come True; the third section is the School of Life; the fourth section is Relationships; and the fifth section is Making Choices.
During the interview he gave an example from each category:
A concept in Super Self is the following: "Just be yourself simply because everybody else is taken." Eric warns about the threat of imitating stars and other well-known people because the most vital thing is to only copy those good qualities that correspond with one's own personality.
In the Making Wishes Come True section, he provide the following example--"the only difference between a goal and a dream is a due date." Mr. Franklin showed that in order to achieve anything, a person has to choose an objective, come up with a plan, and figure out a way to measure how much progress was made in goal achievement.
A principle in the School of Life is "if you're not early, you're late." In this principle, Eric emphasizes that showing up on time shows respect for the other person's time. Someone who is punctual will often do better in life and will be treated better by other people. This principle hints at the golden rule that you should treat people the way that you want to be treated.
A concept in Relationships is the following: "Learn to follow if you want to learn how to lead and how to serve." Eric went over the steps necessary for someone to learn to express the qualities of a natural leader. He said that before a person could learn how to lead, he or she had to follow and discover things through positive examples. Later, after a person had become a leader, then he or she had a duty to focus on serving others.
In the Making Good Choices section, he provide the following example--"a lesson that a person does not learn needs to be repeated." Mr. Franklin shared something his father, an instructor in a school, had once taught him. The reason for repeat marriages, recidivism, and other recurring problems is that they occurred because people do not take the time to reflect on the lessons that they should have learned from an earlier experience. When a lesson is missed, people are simply not equipped to move to a greater level of accomplishment due to the fact that they keep doing the same incorrect things repeatedly.
Although the Peanut Butter Principles was written to help parents in child-raising, the book has been enthusiastically adopted by Charter schools and mentoring organizations, where character education, which has been squeezed out of the public school system for budgetary reasons, is still in vogue.
About the Author:
Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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