Lessons from Dad and their impact on my career
Father’s Day was this last Sunday, but for the last few days, I thought of my own Dad and the lessons that I learned along the way, and how it has guided me in my own career. Be OK with making the right decision, even if it is an unpopular one.. While my parents and I don’t always agree, that is OK. I would say that is the most formidable lesson that I learned from Dad. My Dad was my parent, and didn’t seem to care if I liked his decisions or not. He took his job as a primary decision maker seriously. There are times in your life that you will have to make tough and unpopular decisions, and make peace with dissention on those choices. Your quality of work matters and it doesn’t matter what the job is. Once, I begrudgingly raked up the mowed grass in our yard as I was asked. I didn’t get all of it picked up, and frankly, my 14-year-old self didn’t see the reason why it had to be perfect. My Dad pointed out all of the missed grass, and stressed how no matter what you are doing...