I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Barbara Corcoran a while ago, and I learned a few things from her that helped me, and even a few things that can help you as you teach your teen to drive, or learn to drive yourself. Finishing up our three part series on what Barbara Corcoran of “Shark Tank” fame can teach us about driver education, here’s part three: the Willingness to Work.
Nothing worth having comes easy. When I was listening to Barbara talk about her all the work she had to put in building up her real estate business, this was the thought that popped into my head. It’s a simple idea, and an old one; lots of people have said it throughout history in one form or another. My dad actually used to say something to me that has a similar meaning: You get what you give. Whatever you put into something is what you’re going to get out. If you put in a minimal effort, you’re going to get minimal results.
You and I don’t want minimal results from your child’s driver education. You and I want your child to be a safe collision-free driver. Getting that result is going to take a willingness to work, to put that effort in, from both you and your teenager, but trust me when I say that the payoff is well worth the effort. Besides, with the tools you get from Driver Ed in a Box®, that work won’t be hard, it’s just work you have to be willing to do.
Watch this video to see me, Patrick Barrett, the Driver Education Guru, talk more about the willingness to work.