Peanut Butter Principles: 47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids

Peanut Butter Principles is by far the Best guide for Parents and their Children and their children and everyone else we come in contact with. This book should be had around The Entire World. These Principles are not limited to just one demographic or culture; these PRINCIPLES ARE FOR EVERYONE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE HOMELESS GUY AND GAL …THIS BOOK WILL WAKE UP ANYONE WHO HAS A DESIRE FOR GROWTH, In RELATIONSHIPS, WORK, LIFE, HEALTH AND PROSPERITY. ❤️

I spent my spare time reading this book and it gradually and unconsciously influences me with the power of leadership lessons. The leadership lessons in the book is also read like the life story of one life with so many insights about how to raise and encourage children with their potential. It is also useful and educational for adults with success-oriented stories and explanations.Even though I am a foreigner, I can easily understand all the lessons and resonate the experience, leading me to thoughtful considerations. The tone is comforting as if someone tells his stories during the life peacefully to you.I value the 23rd principle "Don't fear life. Step out of your comfort zone once in awhile." Stepping out of the comfort zone is crucial to push children to face challenges and nurture their capabilities in a new environment or even in the adversity. It is also insightful for adults like me. Not stay in one zone, but obtain more experience to reach goals and inspire leadership.

The best lessons are the things that are most obvious but when stated makes one think of them in a different way. The Peanut butter Principles is a book that does exactly that. Well written & certainly great principles to not only teach your children but to live by as an adult as well.

Interesting, easy to read

I like this book, encourage parents and children to read/listen.

Eric Franklin has written a truly useful book for instilling success oriented character traits in your children through 47 Leadership Lessons. In the preface he writes that he grew up 'solidly middle class' and it shows in his lessons. There's nothing here about attachment theory or evolutionary psychology. Instead he has chapters titled Life Is Not Fair. Get Over It, and Your Life Is Not a Rehearsal. My favorite is Everything Happens For A Reason, But Sometimes The Reason Is You're Stupid And You Make Poor Decisions. In five sections he walks readers through principles about self, talent, life lessons, relationships, and good choices. The text is breezy and to the point and Franklin draws widely from his own experiences.Your grandparents probably took most of these lessons as self evident. You and your parents a little less so. Much of this will be entirely foreign to your children. But just like the new economy and new math we continue to learn that there is nothing new and that there are no short cuts to success and good character. Franklin gives an excellent path for parents and their children.Hopefully parents will read it to each other as well.

My son' (age 15) read your book: I read “Peanut Butter Principles” by Eric Franklin this summer and I have to say, it is a very educational and insightful book. Each chapter is filled with life lessons that further convey the key points that each chapter gives. Also the tone of reading helps me picture a person is speaking the words to me verbally instead of robot-like voice which tends to draw me less towards a book. I would recommend this book to many of my friends and family members because I can apply what I have learned from it every day and so can they. My favorite chapter would be Chapter 8 - “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken”. This chapter stood out to me the most because it is most fitted towards my age group, a growing adolescent. It also stood out to me because of this quote, “... kids need to explore the world around them, try it on, and see what fits. But the most important aspect of this process is that they remain true to their core self”.– H. Harrell, VNorthern Virginia

I have read this book for two years and it's funny how the different principles apply to different times in my child's life. Sometimes, I find myself quoting a principle, especially Life Isn't Fair. Get Over It, when my child needs an outside reminder of how life works. I definitely feel he's a future leader so PBPrinciples work for us.