Growth Spurt Gifts

'You're going to get bigger.'

"If I had to guess I'd say your son's acne is the result of a sudden surge of hormones."

"Boy needs bigger tire."

"You're still eating?"

"How do we increase that boy's gas mileage?"

"Remember when he was little and we couldn't get him to eat? Now he never stops!"

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

'Well, Tommy, you've grown a foot since the last time I saw you!'

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

Soaring Profits

"It seems like only yesterday that Dad told me I'll be an adult before I know it."

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

Sigh … They grow up so fast, don't they?

"You've changed."

"The first day of school. Yes sir. A day to make new friends. A day to mark new beginnings. A day to discover everyone but you has grown three feet over the summer."

'Dow, Jones, Russell & Nikkei - Leading economic indicators.'

“I know you’re really busy right now, but when you have a chance I’d love to pick your brain about how you got to where you are today.”

After many years of wavering Dennis finally makes the decision to step out of his comfort zone.

Highschool sign.

Teamwork: Innovation, Success, Evaluation, Development, Growth, Solution, Progess, Market.

'I've been watering myself by taking showers. How come I'm not growing as tall as your plants?'

We learn by doing

'Sorry Bruce, but we have to stop seeing each other: I've changed, you have to understand...'

"I prefer your early pieces."

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"

"True, you're a butterfly now, but you still think like a caterpillar."

'So, Bob, I hear you've branched out!'

Discomfort zone.

Son measuring his father against the wall.

'Maybe I'm not a failure — maybe I'm just a late bloomer!'

'Danny has a magnetic personality...that's why he's always hanging on the refrigerator door.'

'Of course I've grown! What am I? An elf?!'

"There's definitely enough growing room."