Example

The eye's a better student and more willing than the ear.
Fine counsel is confusing, example's always clear,
And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,
For to see the good in action is what everybody needs.
I can soon learn how you do it, if you'll let me see it done.
I can watch your hands in action, but you tongue too fast may run.
And the lectures you deliver may be wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what you do.
For I may not understand you and the high advice you give;
But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.

- Edgar A. Guest


Be the example that you would like to have around you. Being and doing the best that you can provide a very strong foundation for your words of instruction and encouragement.