Category: Lessons
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On T.B.M.o.K or (your) Mom’s Night Out(s)
Boys, Your mom is a part of a secret society and the very fact that I’ve said as much puts me in danger. As I write these words — July 2, 2021 — your mom and four or five other moms are standing on the driveway, wine in hands. Since we moved to our house…
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On Confidence
My idea of confidence is constantly evolving. The more you’re willing to fall, and the more you’re willing to learn, the more confident you’ll be.
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On Habits and Systems
Son, ::Fireside Chat:: There is a lot I want to teach you in life, but one of the most important things I can tell you about achieving your goals is to set habits and systems in place early and often. Here’s why: [sips whiskey] If you have a dream, which we adults call “goals,” then…
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On Growing Up
Son, There is going to be a time when you grow up. It seems like it happens a little bit each day, and I look back a month ago at who you were and it blows my mind how much you’ve changed. I think that growing up is something that is so much more apparent…
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On Starting With The End In Mind
On Starting With The End In Mind Son, There is a line in an Avett Brothers song that goes, “When nothing is owed or deserved or expected, and your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected. If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected. Decide what to be and go be it.” Hopefully you…
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On Music, Rhythm, and your Mom’s Singing
On Music, Rhythm, and your Mom’s Singing A yin-yang is a symbol that is shaped like a circle that is split into two parts — one side black and the other white. Within each side of the circle, there is a smaller circle of the opposite color, and it’s meant to represent the idea that…
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From Ryan to Reagan and Koen 