I am the youngest of four children. Since the beginning I was always the last to learn anything. My brothers were older and always knew a little more–or a lot more–than I did.<\/p>\n
Always behind, always thinking everyone but me knew.<\/p>\n
There are some advantages to this. If I didn’t know something it was only because I hadn’t caught on YET. With older brothers I had three chances to get the answer.<\/p>\n
Of course I didn’t want to admit to my brothers I didn’t know. I would try to find out on my own.<\/p>\n
I was so sure that I could learn the secrets to anything if I set my mind to it.<\/p>\n
My brothers\u2019 interests diverged from mine pretty quickly. But I never lost the certainty that my questions would be satisfied.<\/p>\n
It’s served me well. My career was built on the many many men who took the time to take my questions seriously and help me understand what I was seeking.<\/p>\n
So we are all grown up now. I have accumulated some knowledge and I’m finally sure that there are many things I know that they don’t understand.<\/p>\n
We each have our areas of expertise.<\/p>\n
I’m pretty sure I’ve always been better at asking questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am the youngest of four children. Since the beginning I was always the last to learn anything. My brothers were older and always knew a little more–or a lot more–than I did. Always behind, always thinking everyone but me … Continue reading