Better to Lead Than Follow

Tonight, after returning from Miami on a redeye flight, Keith and I headed down to baggage claim at Los Angeles International airport a little before midnight. We were tired and hadn’t been told which luggage carousel would contain our bags so we just picked a place to stop and check email on our iPhones.

We were some of the first passengers to arrive and the others seemed to be confused about which carousel would contain our bags so they stood on the outskirts of the baggage claim area. Keith and I also had no clue but decided to just choose one of the four available carousels to stand near.

Before we knew it, we were joined by a crowd. All those who were standing along the walls joined us at the carousel we’d chosen. Then all the passengers arriving from the various flights saw our carousel was the only one with people around it so they came over, as well. After 50 or so joined us I turned to Keith and said, “We must really look like we know where we’re going because all these folks are standing at this carousel because of us.” Keith looked up from checking emails on his phone and chuckled a bit. He’d noticed the same thing.

Fifteen minutes later, there were more than 100 people standing around carousel number 4. The one Keith and I randomly chose to stop at to check our emails. I’m sure you can guess how this story ends. All of our bags came down on…carousel number 3.

This is precisely the problem with following the crowd. You never know where you’re headed is where you need to be. When it comes to your marriage and family, be a leader not a follower. And if you are simply uncomfortable charting your own path, or don’t know which way to go, make sure the one(s) you’re following are leading you in the direction you want to go. Make sure their advice is leading you to a marriage filled with love, peace, laughter and a lifetime of happiness. And the way you’ll know if they know where they’re leading is if they’ve already arrived at the destination or have been there before and know the best way back.

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).