If you want to change somebody, don't preach to him. Set an example and shut up.
I don't know any other way to lead but by example.
Values spoken without actions taken are merely slogans.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.
Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.
It's not about what you tell your children, but how you show them how to live life.
What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.
I try to lead by example.
The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.
I really feel that leading by example is the best way for people to see who you are and let them connect with you.
Before you tell me what you teach and preach, show me how you live and give.
I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.
It has become an accepted tenet that kids will rarely listen to their parents but seldom fail to imitate them. Communicating the message has never been a good substitute for 'showing up' and embodying the message.
We must spread our principles, not with words but with deeds, for this is the most popular, the most potent, and the most irresistible form of propaganda.
As parents, we must be mindful that our actions are matching our words.
I feel like it's better to see a sermon lived than it is to hear one preached.
Kids are watching us. I experience it every single day. They hang on my every word, what I wear, what I say.
I think that it's much more important to do than to say. And you learn that a lot from your kids, who are watching you, you know?
