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Published on December 11, 2014

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Why would I share this little slice of my life? Because this is where success began for me. I had the greatest teacher and mentor one could ever hope to have. He was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He has lived a full life, in good Health. We will observe his condition daily and let him live as he is, in the mainstream of life, as long as possible. But for now we celebrate him! :)

Meet my Dad… this photo was taken last night as we celebrated 92 years of life! And what a life it has been! He has been a successful entrepreneur since he was 12 years old. Through his life of struggles and success he taught me so much about life's Journey.

He still drives himself to his office a couple of hours a day where, on the computer, he looks at sales figures, sales per sales person, inventory levels, purchase orders, deliveries, inventory turns, expenditures, and so on. My brothers now run the business he ultimately built… "one day, one step at a time" He used to tell me daily.(and still does)

At 5 years old, he began taking me to work with him. I loved going! I now see, in retrospect, this is where my most important lessons about life and career began. Without his lessons of success and failure, I would likely not be here with you today.

1- Follow your dreams, then live them…

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2- Treasure each day and live it to the fullest...

3- On your way to success, you will make some mistakes… own them and learn from them...

4- If something isn't working, change it… don't keep making the same mistake...

5- Treat your customers as you would like to be treated… then, exceed their expectations, always…

6- Don't forget to stop and help others along the way…

7- Do not go into debt… work with the resources you have

8- All work and no play is not a full life

9- Don't forget to stop and sniff the daisies.

We all have dreams… the question is, what are you going to do about them?

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