{"id":4625,"date":"2018-06-14T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2018-06-07T15:07:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T19:07:55","slug":"lessons-from-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/lessons-from-dad","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lowell<\/a><\/p>\n

In case you\u2019re wondering, that picture\u2026it\u2019s of my Dad, Lowell Conklin. This is how I love to remember him\u2026well, like this or throwing a softball with me or shooting hoops or some other sports activity!!<\/p>\n

As we approach the middle of June and with Father\u2019s Day coming on Sunday, I find myself thinking a lot about my dad.<\/p>\n

We all have our journeys with our parents, and I certainly have had mine.\u00a0 Some good; some not as good.<\/p>\n

When my dad died his body was ravaged with cancer \u2013 pretty much his entire body \u2013 and it was difficult to watch this man I knew as a hardworking, strong man go through this.<\/p>\n

As I take some time to reflect on all my dad was, I realize that a lot of who I am as a business person is because of my dad\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few things that come to mind\u2026<\/p>\n

1) Working Hard \/ Having A Good Work Ethic<\/strong> \u2013 for most of my life my dad worked a full-time job, farmed the 75 acres we lived on plus about 400 more acres, and almost never missed a sporting event or anything else any of his 3 kids were involved in.<\/p>\n

Hard work, whether it was to get good grades, to help out on the farm, or to go for something I wanted\u2026that was at least part of how you achieved it. People sometimes ask me how I get so much done \u2013 it\u2019s my understanding that working hard is something to be proud of, not something to shy away from. That and the next thing my dad instilled in me\u2026<\/p>\n

2) Discipline<\/strong> \u2013 this was something I quickly learned not to question (dad wasn\u2019t a guy who wanted to be questioned\u2026especially not by his kids\u2026and there were consequences \u2013 I will say no more). This is about more than just a code of behavior and punishment if you didn\u2019t obey or follow rules. It was about doing what needed to be done, doing it right and having pride in it.<\/p>\n

I still remember him testing me with flash cards and making me do math problems on the blackboard in the kitchen when I was struggling with math in the 2nd<\/sup> grade\u2026every night \u2013 whether I wanted to or not. Today, I can easily do math in my head and I’m sometimes faster than a calculator.<\/p>\n

Today, discipline is sometimes a word people don\u2019t like or aren\u2019t comfortable with. In business, discipline means getting things done, doing them on time, doing what you say you will and sometimes even doing things you don\u2019t necessarily want to do but committed to or just have to do. I sometimes tell people the way to get things done is to glue your butt to the chair and work during the day and to eliminate distractions.<\/p>\n

3) Respect<\/strong> \u2013 having respect for yourself as well as other people was important. Everyone was Mr. or Mrs. Or Miss (we didn\u2019t use Ms. much in those days) unless and until they told us to call them something else. And self-respect in how you dressed and keeping things neat and tidy as well as standing up for yourself. I know this wouldn\u2019t fly now but I can remember my dad telling us to never throw the first punch but if we got hit not to leave the other person standing\u2026it wasn\u2019t really about the physical punch so much as about standing up for what you believed, who you were and what was right.<\/p>\n

Having respect for yourself and your clients is so important in business. When you respect yourself and others it allows you to do the right thing for everyone involved.<\/p>\n

I could go on with more lessons and more stories related to my dad and growing up but I\u2019ll stop with just those 3 \u2013 because they have served me so well.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy your Father\u2019s Day weekend. If you\u2019re a dad, Happy Father\u2019s Day. If you still have your dad here on earth with you, whether you live close or far away, whether you have a great relationship or one that is filled with challenges, take a minute and appreciate the fact that you wouldn\u2019t be here without him \u2013 reach out and let him know.<\/p>\n

And, if you don\u2019t know your dad or don\u2019t feel like you can wish him a Happy Day, then take this opportunity to tell a man who is important to you just that.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed this message and not only got some business and life lessons out of it, but maybe you even discovered a thing or two about me you didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

To Your Success \u2013<\/p>\n

Diane<\/p>\n

PS \u2013 Join me in the \u201cSix Figures & Beyond For Entrepreneurs\u201d Facebook Group at www.facebook.com\/groups\/6FiguresAndBeyondForEntrepreneurs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you\u2019re wondering, that picture\u2026it\u2019s of my Dad, Lowell Conklin. This is how I love to remember him\u2026well, like this or throwing a softball with me or shooting hoops or some other sports activity!! As we approach the middle of June and with Father\u2019s Day coming on Sunday, I find myself thinking a lot…<\/p>\n

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