Things my dad taught me.....

-That love is an action word. It is what you do. If you love someone, you put them first and you do things for them. Love isn't really a feeling, but your actions. What you do is love.

-How to handle money. You make a budget. You save. You pay your needs first. And after all that, then you can give into your wants.

-Duty. There are obligations you take on and with them requirements to your behavior. And time. Sometimes you have to do things that are hard, that you don't want to do, but they are what you need to do and should do. Do your duty. Do what you gotta do!

-How to be precise. Whether teaching me sight picture when shooting or building and painting model airplanes. If you are performing a skill or doing something, before you start thinking about adding style, think about doing the action to perfection.

-Music can be enjoyable.

-People can change. You can go from an out of control rocker to  successful small business owner. A person has it within them to make transformations happen. Bigger and for the better.

-Run. And run some more.

-How to play chess.

-You can read books for fun as a kid. He seldom reads for pleasure now, but as a kid he read age appropriate fiction. As a kid I was stuck on reading the encyclopedia. He showed me you can read 'fun' books as a kid too.

-Take care of your stuff. If you are going to buy a 'thing' then buy the best quality thing you can. And take care of it. Guns, tools, motorcycles, toys or whatever. Clean, organize and take good care of the good things you buy and they will last forever.

Thank dad!