A short YouTube monologue by Sandi L Boucher (Red Thunderbolt, Loon clan, Seine River First Nation) centered on principle #8: "Learn from mistakes. Practice praxis. Constantly and continuously reflection and action." She advises empowering loved ones (children, partners, colleagues, parents) by asking them "What do you think?" to foster reflection, action, wisdom, and self-confidence rather than solving problems for them.
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Foreign. Hi, everybody. It's Sandy Boucher here once again. I'm Red Thunderbolt, woman of the Loon clan, a proud member of Seine river first nation in Northern Ontario. And I'm here once again to expand on principle number eight. And just to remind you, what we're talking about here is principle number eight. One more time, just to refresh your memory. Learn from mistakes. Practice praxis. Constantly and continuously reflection and action. Now, this week, as always, we're focusing on how do you pass this principle on to those you love? Your children, your grandchildren, your partner, your colleagues, even your parents. And how to do that can be summed up in one question. What do you think? So when you're talking to your child, they just came home or just finished a day of online learning? Came home from school, if we're back in school, you ask them, how did your day go? They tell you it sucked. Okay, what do you think about that? Why do you think it sucked? They tell you why at no time. Tell them what to do or what to think. And here's why. If you solve the problem for them, it increases their belief in you and your wisdom. And that feels great, but it doesn't help them. This is about empowering them. Remember, Help them to find their own answers. What they thought about the situation, that's reflection. What they did and could they do it differently? That's action. That's helping them to build their wisdom. And guess what? Wisdom equals self confidence. You want them to have self confidence. You want them to believe in themselves, because as my mom said, they're the only ones that are going to be with them for their entire journey. So let's pass this principle on to the people that we love one more time. Here it is. Learn from mistakes. Practice praxis. Constantly and continuously, reflection and action. Your job is simple. Just ask them what they think as often as you can. And then sleep well at night, knowing you are empowering those you love. Until next week. I have a special offering for you next week. Talk to you soon. I love you. Bye. Bye.
