Last Fathers Day I wrote a post about my Father. I can't believe how quickly the time goes by it just seems like last month I wrote that post and now a year has passed. I had planned on writing a whole post about my Father but for those who want to read how great he really is, just look back to my post: Happy Fathers Day to a South Florida Dad
As I sit here writing this post I can't help but reflect on this past year and what I have learned. Last year this time I was still closing loans Jumbo and Super Jumbo's like crazy and not having a care in the world. How quickly the times change. Now a year later that business has come to a trickle and now I am busy with Hard Money and Private Money loans. I believe we have to always move forward.
This is one of life's lessons that I have learned from my Father. Keep moving forward. I look back when I was a child and my Father had two dauthers in college at the same time and his business was going under. As a child my parents sheltered me about their finacial problems but we always had food on the table, AC on (it was South Florida), clothes on my back and shoes on my feet. I just thought I was lucky because I was able to eat my favorite Spagheti and Meatballs. (Who knew)
As business got tougher for me this past year I looked back and grew strength from my Father and pushed forward. This is just one of lifes lessons that my Father has taught me.
One of the other biggest life's lessons my Father has also taught me was how important your children are and always place them first. When I was going through my divorce (the first one in my family) I felt like a failure after all my parents where married for over 50 years and my sisters where both married for over 25 years at the time and here I am the baby of the family who made it one day shy of 10 years. My father was always their for me never looking down or passed judgement.
Thanks Dad for giving me some of Life's Lesson's.
Now I ask you a question..The readers of this post. What life lesson did your Father teach you on this Fathers Day?
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Matt - My father taught me much, some if it by accident perhaps. Respect for EVERYBODY is important. Humility is a good thing. Love what you do and how you do it. You can always be better, but never shortchange who you are right now. That's the short list.
Happy Father's Day Mr. Blum! You are a very good man, in my book.