Author: Dad
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What would you say?
Imagine you’re laying in your deathbed at 90 years old and your 30-year-old self is standing there talking to you. What would you say? -
Progress, Not Perfection
Seeking perfection usually stalls you out. You want everything to be perfect, so you keep spinning your wheels trying to make things perfect. In this way, perfection can be the enemy or progress. Instead of trying to get it exactly right immediately, you have to realize that just about everything in life is about constant improvement and refinement. You have to start somewhere, so start by gaining some progress however small at the outset and realize that you will improve and work towards perfect over time.
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What’s the worst that can happen?
This is a great thing to ask yourself when you’re a little nervous to move forward with something.
Thinking about asking a guy/girl on a date, but scared to ask? What’s the worst that can happen? He/she says no… That’s not too bad.
Want to start a business but can’t take the leap? What’s the worst that can happen? It doesn’t work out and you have to go back to your job (never burn bridges)….
You will often find that the answer isn’t that scary when you ask yourself “What’s the worst that can happen?” Think about the downside and you’ll see it probably isn’t that bad.
Conversely, you can also ask “What’s the best that can happen?” Think about the upside. Usually, you’ll find that the upside dramatically outweighs the downside. Yes, asking that guy/girl out may mean you get shot down. But it might also lead to your first date with your future spouse. Little downside, huge upside. Go for it!
Hopefully this helps you push forward and do the things that you really want to do in your life.
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Pop Pop
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Pop Pop was my grandfather, and he was one of the biggest influences in my life.
He was always there for me. He spent a lot of time with me. He always advised me and helped as much as he could. And he always believed in me.
I have so many stories about him that I’m not sure where to start:
- Always shook my hand and squeezed HARD! He could aways out-squeeze me until I got to college…
- He was quite a lucky man. He always seemed to be the guy to win the raffle or catch the foul ball. One time he took me on a road trip to Corpus Cristi for a deep sea fishing trip. I was motion sick for most of the trip, and he caught the biggest fish and won something like $1000 along with it. I still have the foul ball he caught at a Phillies game signed by Chico Ruiz.
- Laughing was his super power. He was always laughing and telling great jokes. He could literally entertain a party for the better part of 45 minutes with one joke after another. He did this with my new in-laws when Lily and I first got married. He was on fire, entertaining everyone with the best jokes.
- I was struggling with baseball and he was the first person to realize that my eyes were bad. We went to the optometrist and sure enough – I needed glasses.
- When I was 8 or 9 playing basketball, he signed me up for a basketball camp. Then he showed me how to get inside and throw elbows at the opposing players!
- He was always changing things up in his life. He would get a new car every few years. He would grow his hair out, grow his beard out, etc.
- He went skydiving when he turned 80 years old!
- Dogs always had an extraordinary amount of affection for him.
- We had a great COVID road trip back to ABQ from FL.
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The cutest email ever
Hi Layla, this was your first email that Mom helped you write and send out to our community:
Hi – my name is Layla Sand and I’m starting a Pet sitting business. I can watch your pet while you’re on vacation. I can watch any pet except dogs (for now). Please call my mom if you are interested. My mom‘s phone number is ###-###-####.
I love pets, and I promise to take good care of them.thanks
Layla Sand
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The One Thing They Can’t Take
You can be a professional athlete and get one injury and lose everything.
You can have millions of dollars and get robbed and lose everything.
The only thing people can’t take from you with your mind and your experience. That is the true foundation upon which everything is built. If you have a strong foundation and lose everything, you can always rebuild.
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Say “Yes”
There’s a funny movie with Jim Carrey where he has to say “Yes” to everything for a month. He did this as an experiment because he was always saying no to everyone and living a generally miserable life. While saying “no” does not mean you will be miserable, it also cuts you off to a lot of excitement in life. I can’t remember a single exciting thing that happened in my life by saying “no” and sitting home on the couch. All of my best memories are from saying “yes.” This can be something as simple as a night out with friends that takes a wild turn or an around-the-world trip. It all starts with “Yes!”
With that said, you have to be careful what you commit to and it’s way too easy to get overcommitted on a million things and you don’t have time to breathe. This is also critical, and the art and science of saying Yes or No is something we can explore together later…
