Learning from Experience

Nancy Madsen is an intern for Campaign Leadership Company, LLC


Yesterday, I interviewed Morton Blackwell, president of the Leadership Institute and a long-time Committeeman for the Republican Party. The interview will soon be available for premium members. I was nervous, being new to the whole recorded-interview thing and interviewing my boss' former boss.

However, I quickly realized that young conservatives like me should spend more time around people like Morton Blackwell, who have a lifetime full of political experience. Not only did he talk about his political experience, but he is one of those rare folks who can turn his experience into broad principles. Most people just don't put enough thought into what happens to or around them to come away with any wisdom from it.

My swim coach calls it "a wise man's education." By this, he means that the best way to learn is to watch or listen to other people's stories, learning what they did right or wrong. Then, when we encounter a similar situation, we will be better prepared to do the best thing.

Listening to Morton made me realize how important a "wise man's education" is. Understanding lessons from the past and the overall movement of politics and conservatives equip us with wisdom to move forward. So now, I would enjoy another opportunity to interview a person with so much political wisdom.