Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Another person who had a major influence in my life has passed away.

Author and consultant Jerry Weinberg passed away recently. I had the privilege of reading a dozen or so books written by Jerry. I had the privilege of attending several seminars Jerry led. I learned much from Jerry.

Jerry learned me how to be smarter and happier.

Those words are correct. Jerry didn’t teach; Jerry created situations where others learned. The learning stuck much better than any teaching.

I learned how to be smarter and happier. I suppose the better way to write that is I learned how to learn from just about any situation. I didn’t choose all the situations in life, but I could choose to learn from them.

I wrote a book or two and a bunch of other things after meeting Jerry Weinberg. Perhaps others will learn something by being around me and will be smarter and happier.