#237. Dad, it is so tempting to buy stuff
DAD: Advertisers trick you into wanting stuff. Ignore the noise.
#236. Dad, what should I talk about?
DAD: Talk about life, love, meaning, experiences, entrepreneurship. Be inquisitive, learn about people
#235. Dad, tell me about taking action?
DAD: Talking about doing something and actually doing it are two very different things
#234. Dad, can my honesty hurt people?
DAD: Find a balance between being 100% honest and hurting people. This is a critical skill to learn.
#233. Dad, is it OK to have critics?
DAD: If you don’t have any critics, you’re doing something wrong.
#232. Dad, what is your mission in life?
DAD: To discover the best way to unleash my potential.
#231. Dad. What is your favourite Carl Jung quote?
DAD: “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
#230. Dad, I love to eat out at restaurants.
DAD: Restaurant eating is convenient, but very expensive on a tight budget.
#229. Dad, what is “deliberate practice”?
DAD: Spending 10,000 hours focusing on getting better and better.
#228. Dad, what is EQ?
DAD: EQ or emotional intelligence, is being able to recognize, understand and manage your emotions and the emotions of others.
#227. Dad, how do I move past financial mistakes?
DAD: Reflect. Do not repeat. Move on.
#226. Dad, what is the “good life?”
DAD: Low stress. Good people around you. Being good everyday.
#225. Dad, what is Kaizen?
DAD: Kaizen means “perpetual incremental improvement,”. Doing small things a little bit better each day.
#224. Dad, what is regret?
DAD: Regret comes in two forms: regretting doing something you wish you hadn’t done, and regretting not doing something you wish you would have done.
#223. Dad, what is the Pygmalion Effect?
DAD: The Pygmalion Effect is how the power of positive thinking can result in positive outcomes—just by changing your perspective.
#222. Dad, is it OK to be wrong?
DAD: Yes. Accept the possibility that you will be wrong. Don’t be arrogant. Be curious.
#221. Dad, I don’t achieve everything I set out to do
DAD: Easy Solution. Try and do less.
#220. Dad, what is “buy now and pay later” culture?
DAD: Carrying too much debt causes more than budgeting problems; it can cause stress and personal problems, too.
#219. Dad, what is empathetic leadership?
All successful leaders lead with empathy. Empathy drives purpose and purpose drives results.
#218. Dad, what is eudaimonia?
It is a Greek word which means the highest human good – the good life.
#217. Dad, what is the antidote to greed?
DAD: Generosity.
#216. Dad, how are money relationships learned?
DAD: Good money habits starts at home. Most kids learn about their relationship with money from their parents.
#215. Dad, I have too many commitments.
DAD: If you commit to too much, you don’t give quality to all of the things you’re committed to.
#214. Dad, some days are so hard
DAD: Your track record for getting through hard days is 100% so far.
#213. Dad, tell me about silence
DAD: Silence helps us to eliminate distractions from our daily life.