Today is Fathers Day. My dad passed away 12 years ago, and despite his many shortcomings, he did teach me a few good lessons.
1) Whatever you choose to do with your life, give it all you got. Don’t do a half-a$$ed job.
At work, in school, get ready to bust your butt to do the best you can.
Unless you’re parents hand you a million bucks, you gotta work in this world. Don’t be afraid of hard work.
2) Don’t worry about making mistakes. Guess what- You’re gonna make mistakes!!! But you can learn from your mistakes. And short of murdering someone or burning your house down, there’s no mistake too big you can’t bounce back from.
3) Don’t be afraid of failure. That’s what keeps people from trying. Some of you still won’t get behind the wheel of a car. Suppose it doesn’t work out?
Well, suppose it does.
4) Don’t worry about things you can’t change. You can’t change how people feel about you, you can’t change the weather, you can’t change who’s president. The only thing you can change is you. Not your parents, not your teacher, not your boss, just you.
5) Don’t worry if people don’t like you. Not everyone will be your friend, through no fault of your own. Don’t go out of your way to be an a$$hole, but people online you may never ever meet, still may not like you. Their problem, not yours.
Jack Gallagher, you were a drunken bum, caused a lot of grief, but you still did good. Thank you, Dad.