Monday Morning Match

I thought I would offer my son some simple fatherly advice for him to heed, or if he’s much like me, stash in the back of his brain and use it as he sees fit when the time is right. Here’s what I told him…

There are 4 simple concepts or ideas for you to remember each and every day. If you remember these 4 things and bake them into who you are and how you show up each day, you’re going to have a long and successful career.

“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.”