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The Biggest Lesson My Mom Taught Me | Bob Proctor

17 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief interview segment, Bob Proctor reflects on the most important lesson his mother imparted to him—generosity. He recounts a childhood memory from his youth in Toronto's beach area, where a neighboring family lacked coal to heat their home during a cold winter. Proctor’s mother gave him a $20 bill, from which he handed $10 to the neighbor to purchase coal, despite not knowing them personally. This act of giving left a lasting impression on Proctor, shaping his identity as a generous person and influencing his lifelong habit of giving money to others. He emphasizes that the lesson remains vivid even after 65‑75 years, underscoring the enduring impact of his mother’s example.

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What was the biggest lesson your mom taught you? I think the biggest lesson she taught me was to be generous. She was a great. She was a very generous person. I give a lot of money away. I give a lot. I give. I'm considered a very generous person, and I think I learned it from her. I remember we were kids, and there was a family on the street over from ours. I lived in the beaches area in Toronto. In the winter, it was very cold, and we heated the house with coal, and they didn't have any coal, so their house was cold. And I told my mother about it, and remember she sent me to the corner with a $20 bill. It's a lot of money to get two tens. It was a hell of a lot of money, right. And she gave me $10 to take to the other family to buy a ton of coal. Wow. She didn't even know them. And then stuck in my head, well, I'm still talking about it 65 years, 75 years later. Yeah.