20. A Legacy Built on Integrity - Michael Paul

The Simply Overcoming Podcast

Today’s episode is a legacy piece with someone who has played a roll in making me the man who I am today. This episode is a little different than our normal episodes but it is one that is very close to my heart. This is an episode that I have been wanting to record since the podcast was started and I am so glad it has finally become a reality. I hope you enjoy listening to some of the interesting stories that Michael Paul has from his life and my hope is that you can glean from some of his wisdom and knowledge.

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Nobody can take your integrity away from you. They cannot do that. But you can give it away by how you conduct your life. It's just how you conduct your life. Like I say, one of my chief goals is to make every kid that works with me successful. I want them to be successful, full and live on to be successful when we're working together. And I'll do whatever I need to do to bring them to that point. Maybe I mentioned this before, but I'm not going to miss tuning pianos one day, but I'm going to miss all the people that I've gotten to know over the years. I'm not going to miss logging one day, but I'm going to sure miss all the good times that we had doing whatever we were doing. I think about what people have left to me that went ahead of me and how important it was, what I saw in their life as it kind of determined who I became. And that is what I hope by the time their parents and grandparents, they look back and say, Now I know why that guy was in my life. Well, Hello, listeners of the Simply Overcoming podcast, how are you? Today's episode is going to be a bit different from our typical episodes. This episode is a legacy piece. Now it's a little longer than other episodes, but I trust you will find it interesting and enlightening. This episode is very, very close to my heart. So. All right, let's get to it. Hey, what's up, everybody? It's Erin, and it's another episode of the Simply Overcoming Podcast. Thank you for coming back. If you've listened to episodes in the past, we really appreciate you coming back to hear more. We hope that we are adding value to your life. Today's guest has been an influence in my life. He has been a mentor who has taught me things like problem solving, the importance of having a strong work, ethic and integrity. I have been anticipating this episode ever since I started this podcast, and I am beyond honoured to have him on the show today. This man has truly been a part of shaping me into the man I am today. Mike Paul, we have finally made this happen. And thank you for being on the podcast today. Yes. Thank you, Erin. So first of all, Mike, I just want to hear from your side briefly how you met me, too. I feel like we need to cover this right now. I still have a perfect memory of that. My memory for things a long time ago is pretty good. My memory for what happened yesterday disappeared into the ether, the short term memory. But, yes, I was on my Timberland working on a main road that crossed the mountain. And along came Aaron and his older brother, Jeff, on bikes, and they stopped. I might guess that they're probably about. I'd say Aaron might have been about ten years old. At that time, roughly speaking, they stopped and talked to me a bit. And at one point, Aaron said, hey, do you know there's a cabin down there? I said, no, you're kidding me. He said, no, we've seen it. And of course, it was my place where I lived. And at one point when they left, they said, hey, if you ever need any help, let us know. Well, I think it was probably about three years later. I know it was when I started tuning their piano, but I went to their home and I said, Would you boys like a job? Aaron and Jeff? And they said, yes, and that started what was a many year relationship. And we had a good work relationship.