Friday, June 30, 2006

Lessons from Dad

I read these leasons from Dad recently and thought them worthy to post here...


  • If anyone ever refers to you as a "bad drunk" stop drinking immediately and never have another.



  • Follow your dreams.  (I saw what happened to him as a result of not following his).



  • If you make a mistake, don't dwell on it - there's nothing that can be done to undo it, so learn from it and (hopefully) what you've learned will keep it from happening again.



  •  When I went off to college he advised me, "Don't knock anybody up." That's good advice too.



  •  Asking for help doesn't show weakness; it shows trust.



  •  Laugh at yourself. We are all ridiculous.



  • My parents taught me by bad example that reading up on a major purchase is smarter than just listening to the salesman's advice.



  • If you're going to do something stupid, don't get caught. But try not to do anything stupid.



  • Treat everyone with respect until they demonstrate they don't deserve respect.




  • If you can't turn around and effectively argue the other side's position, either you don't understand the argument or it's not worth arguing about.





  • Be curious, and always keep learning.





  • There's never a reason to lose your temper.





  •  What I had, I gave. What I kept is lost forever. Give 100%



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