A Licensee that is Certified and Trained by Manners To Go
Aleta Greenspan is a new Manners To Go licensee in Mobile, Alabama. Read more about her reason for starting a business teaching manners to children. I enjoyed every conversation we had during her training sessions. She is an interesting woman who already has experiences as an entrepreneur.
Read more about Aleta and I especially love her answer about the advice she would give herself at twenty-one.
What excites you most about starting your own business teaching manners to children in Mobile?
Each social or business environment has a prescribed code of behavior and speech (written or unwritten) that one must follow in order to be successful within that environment. I am persuaded the curriculum provided in the “Manners To Go” program provides the necessary and foundational training in acceptable behavior and speech that is applicable in both social or business situations. The possibility that I may influence a student to apply these lessons to structure a forever lifestyle that will multiply their influence with people, help them communicate more effectively in a way to reduce the number of conflicts with people in social or business circumstances excites me. This is why I am starting my own business teaching manners to children in Mobile, Alabama.
What drew you to teach manners to children?
Decades ago, one Saturday morning, while my two little children were playing in the den, I watched an interview with Grambling University’s Football Coach, Eddie Robinson. Coach Robinson remarked in the interview that many of his players would graduate Grambling and either successfully play in the NFL (200 players he coached did) or become winning coaches themselves. Coach Robinson said part of his spring football training program included the “Home Economics” professor teaching his players etiquette and manners. He said he never wanted one of his players embarrassed during an awards banquet because they did not know which fork to use. That day Coach Robinson transformed my thinking and I began to intentionally teach my children good manners. Today, decades later, we all are very comfortable sitting at a table covered in a white table surrounded by lots of dishes, stemware and forks. The only thing lacking in my adult children is their willingness to pick up the check. I guess the roles have not reversed yet…we are still the parents. However, they do say “thank you” after dinner.
What is the best advice you have given as a mom to another mother?
Let the greatest legacy you leave to your children and grandchildren be the memory of you being a “Proverbs” woman as described in Proverbs 31:10-31. This woman was a business woman, active in the community, and always looking after her household and family.
What is one place everyone should experience with children?
Everyone should bring children to an open field with no fence. “Play” is in the heart of every child and they will run and go as far as their curiosity will take them. However, I discovered if you establish and communicate early on where your boundary lines are within that open field, playtime will be more relaxing and enjoyable for everyone.
How do you like to start your day?
I like to get up before sunrise, ease into the morning with at least 3 cups of black coffee; start a one-on-one conversation with Jesus; then read something new that inspires transformation within me.
What is your favorite meal to serve to children and why?
My favorite meal to serve children is breakfast. Breakfast is not just for mornings. To me, breakfast is like a holiday event. Everyone can get involved setting the table, making waffles and/or having fun with a can of whipped cream topping off fresh fruit. Even reading the back of a cereal box together can be fun. During a breakfast meal, even a picky eater can find something they find tasty.
What is your favorite book to read to children?
Aesop’s Fables. For hundreds of years these short, animal stories teach children in a fun way, life lessons of character and integrity that seem to stick.
If you could invite four fantasy people to your afternoon tea party, who would be on your invite list?
Nancy Drew, George Fayne, Bess Marvin and the mysterious Carolyn Keene. I collect Nancy Drew mysteries books. I remember the summer my dad built me a tree house. I sat most of the day in my tree house sipping iced tea from a mason jar and reading Nancy Drew books. When these gals were clueless, they stopped for a light lunch at a cute roadside café and always left with a plan. Where did these teens learn about the value of a “power lunch” ?
What advice would you give to your 21 year old self?
Look for a problem you would enjoy solving and then make it a career.
One woman you would like to be for the day?
Right Now..Lisa Richey.
I can’t stop talking about….
THE BOOK which is to say the Holy Bible, which tells you how the world really works. THE BOOK is really not about religion. It is a book about relationships, lifestyle decisions, finances, negotiation techniques and hospitality.
Are you interested in teaching manners to children? We have interesting people from all over the world teaching the Manners To Go curriculum. Those that teach the Manners To Go program have already accomplished a great deal in their life. Many are in the midst of raising families. Some are retired and ready to start something new. One is a children’s pastor. Another a pediatrician. All are passionate about starting something of their own.
Join the manners movement today. There are two training option to choose from.
Option # 1 | “Live” Video Training
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Lisa Richey, Manners To Go™ Founder
About Lisa Richey
Most likely we already have something in common. We believe that teaching children manners, character and social emotional skills are very important. Manners To Go™ is a full-service company for those choosing to teach manners to children. You can make a difference. All children and teenagers deserve to feel what it is like to be confident, and use good manners out in the world.
Manners To Go™ is taught in public, private and charter schools around the world. The New York Times, Parents Magazine and Fox News have all featured Manners To Go and the many benefits of teaching social skills to children.
My name is Lisa Richey, and I am the founder of Manners To Go™. The journey of teaching manners has taken me from Portland, Oregon to the Middle East. I believe that manners are not about judgment or rules. Manners are about self-interest. It really is about how using good manners makes you feel on the inside.
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