I met a 16 year old fan in Dubai today and he asked me for some life advice. We ended up talking for 10 minutes. I'll share what I told him here, because it may help another young man out there.
1/ Don't make any major, life changing errors (e.g. knocking up a random woman you're not married to, drug addiction, criminal record)
2/ Take care of your physical health and develop good nutrition and exercise habits early.
3/ Learn a useful skill and consistently work at it.
4/ Don't follow the herd thoughtlessly.
5/ Keep going and be patient (he's already on a good track)
Could have added more but that's what I told him.
Shout out to Efe! Good to meet you.
I saw this post on FB. Very thought provoking!
I grew up on a Council Estate and never once questioned my parents income, it was never a discussion.
We didn’t eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group.
We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes and vegetables - (which were not an optional choice). No vegetables, no dessert!!!
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped neighbours with chores to be able to earn our own money.
We by no means were given everything we wanted.
We went outside a lot to play, ride bikes, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went swimming.
We rarely just sat inside.
Bottled water was unheard of.
If we had a coke, it was in a glass bottle and we didn’t break the bottle when finished.
We saved it and cashed it back in at the shops for a sweet.
After school, we came home and did homework and chores, before going outside or having friends over.
We would ride our bikes for hours.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with and be home when the street lights came on!
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing.
What they said was LAW and you did not question it and you had better know it!
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up, we would get a real telling off, it wasn’t called abuse, it was called discipline!
We held doors, carried the shopping and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked.
You didn’t hear swear words on the radio in songs or TV.
“Please and Thank you”, were part of our daily vocabulary! 💯
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Consider Re-posting if you’re thankful for your childhood.
I will never forget where I came from and only wish children nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with!
And we were never ever ever ever bored 💯
Please help me in wishing the love of my life, Grant Fuhr, a very Happy Birthday today! You continue to amaze me in everything you do and how much you are loved by so many. I’m still amazed by those acrobatic moves you made back when you played! @grantfuhr@EdmontonOilers@NHL
@xfinity#sucks#donotgeysuckeredin
Watch NHL on TNT and xfinity decides to switch to movie The Mummy Returns and I miss 16 minutes of the second period. Stanley Cup so no big deal. So unhappy
Was talking to chuck Foreman and know you guys helped him get to 20,000 followers.
Can you guys help me get to 15,000? I’ll also give away some signed things to people who follow me and share this message. Hope you’ll follow me, Thank you!
I will take the wealth of the wicked in a fortnight. It will disappear from their corrupted & greed filled sight. Yet, for the good, the weak & lowly, the poor who had only enough to provide for the night… I, the Lord Will Restore what the WORM has stolen from you and make it right! JI 🐻🐻
I think the single best way for men to achieve mental well being is to have a mission. Everything becomes clear at that point.
And if you don't have a mission, keep walking outside and journaling until you find one.