Something my daughters taught me:
I learned I was pretty.
Something my daughters taught me
On Fatherhood, Manhood & Becoming Better Ancestors.
On Fatherhood, Manhood & Becoming Better Ancestors.
Something my daughters taught me:
I learned I was pretty.
“A fit body, a calm mind,
a house full of love. These things cannot be bought- they must be earned.” @naval
Find happiness the old fashioned way… earn it.
It has always been vital that my babies trust that their father was a man of his word.
"I want you to set your clock to my word."
I wish I could remember the last time…
they ran into my arms & then I tossed them in the air.
The glee & laughter would set the tone for the ride home.
They’d tell me about their week and all the new friends they made.
Then they’d ask about our plans for the weekend and what adventures we were going on.
I wish I could remember. #fatheringfromadistance
Last year I met a lot of people
and made new friends.
I couldn’t help but wonder how I did it.
Ps
Yes. I still draw a sun in the corner of my art. Sometimes.
This year.
Let’s all make this year special. 1% better every day.
Compound that growth.
I asked my mom recently:
Of all the worries you had about your children, how many of them came true?
She replied: Very few.
But yet she worried about all the potential things that could go wrong making herself miserable and sad.
“Focus is about saying no.”
-Steve Jobs
In a world filled with distractions and hundreds of open tabs that you will “get to later”-
saying no allows you to stay laser-focused.
Easier said than done. Especially when you have to say no to people.
My daughter has gotten “hit on” twice
while driving on the freeway in the last few weeks.
Seriously.
How successful is this approach?
Boys, do better. Don’t be a fucking idiot and get someone hurt.
“Some people like what you do,
some people hate what you do, but most people don’t give a damn.” -Charles Bukowski
Focus on those who give a damn. They’re easy to spot.
When Big Boys Cry- A Story of Art and Tears A year ago, I stumbled across Naval’s teachings. He made me realize that I had a stack of skills that I had developed in the last 30 years of my life that I was undervaluing. Naval essentially gave me permission to create and build my intellectual property library. Teevee IP- I like the sound of that. In the year since then, I’ve written...
Parents are the first influencers…
that children have in their lives. We are their first heroes. They believe and follow our every action, thought, and belief.
Then what happens?
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