Oh, so THAT’s why people have children!

A valuable perspective on communicating with social media.  But first, a personal note: Here’s my wife and her mother, who is now living with us.  My mother-in-law is pretty ill. Taking care of her gives me lots of opportunities to practice organizing details, listening carefully, and planning ahead.  I also learn valuable lessons of kindness, compassion, patience, humility, and gratitude for my blessings.

You know, all the good advice from the world’s holy books.  The qualities that make us civilized.

Recently a friend half-seriously suggested the main benefit of raising children is learning how to care for our parents as they grow older.  She said taking care of someone who needs your help is an important skill we use throughout life.  It’s not just a technique we learn once and keep polished, but an attitude to illuminate how we treat people.

Does this make sense to you? I have no kids, and I’m not so sure this is the MAIN benefit from raising children.  Still I’d say it ought to be high in the list.

“I live to serve” is a worthy perspective on life.  Wouldn’t it be nice if some lessons like these would be more prominent in U.S. foreign policy?  Or in the halls of Congress?  Or in the boardrooms of major corporations, labor unions, and local civic groups?

Hey, you folks got something more important to do?

Well, fortunately for us, these ethical qualities distinguish the best person-to-person relationships.  These days, almost every business I know is striving to “personalize”.  All my colleagues and I are no exception.  We’re successful to the extent that we treat our clients (and each other) kindly, develop satisfying personal relationships, and provide an outstanding product or service.  We hear lots of chatter these days about effective marketing with social media, but it always comes down to nourishing a good person-to-person relationship.

Say you’re organizing a special party.  You want to work with people able and eager to make your dreams come true, right?   You can find plenty of us, and if you need more help, we’ll be glad to recommend some friends we work well with.  Here’s a fine group of some of my best colleagues, involved with the San Francisco Dream Team Wedding Giveaway.  Photo by my friend, Lilia Ahner, Lilia Ahner Photography.

For me, this generous attitude has always been effective.   The band entertains somewhere nearly every day, and I’m always on the lookout for our next opportunity. If we can help you, please call us at 408-245-9120.  Visit MagnoliaJazz.com for our schedule, and catch us at a public event soon.  Here’s the next one: Saturday, October 17, 2-4pm, at Macy’s Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.

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