Sprinkles on Top

By Tony Miltenberger, director of leadership and outreach for Life Success Seminars

I recently participated in “Doughnuts with Dad,” an event at my 4-year-old son’s school. At this yearly event, fathers spend time with their children in the classroom—and eat doughnuts.

My son and I were both excited about the event, but for different reasons. I was excited about the bonding time and the change in my morning routine. He was excited about the sprinkles. Sprinkled doughnuts were what he wanted most. In his eyes, that was the special treat—the sprinkles.

I left “Doughnuts with Dad” thinking about the joy my son received from the sprinkles. He had pure happiness in his eyes.

It’s funny to me because I know that we can get sprinkled doughnuts any time we want, just by visiting the doughnut shop. His excitement was a good reminder for me that it’s important to enjoy the sprinkles of life.

In Life Success’s Basic seminar, we talk about the five steps of growth. The fifth step is Celebration. (You might’ve noticed that Mike, our executive director, talked about this step in last week’s blog.) Think about this fifth step as sprinkles.

This past weekend, Life Success celebrated 25 years of changing lives. Throughout the weekend, hundreds of our grads came to celebrate with us. That was the true joy of the weekend.

So today I want to say “Thanks!” Thanks to everyone who supports us and who continues to be a champion for this great organization. Thanks for being the sprinkles in our lives!