ELEVENEVELE 11:11

Success and failure are not opposites. You will never achieve true success without failure so in this sense, failure is a part of success and the other way around.  This may at times seem ironic coming from me (depending on when you read this) but this may be the most important piece of advice I have ever given you. I know you have probably heard me drone on about this in the past and hopefully you've given it a bit of thought, but you must fail in order to succeed, sometimes many times.  And sometimes, these many failures will be discouraging. Enraging even. However just keep moving forward. If something is worth doing or is something you want to do, it is worth doing right. This takes practice and learning how to do it.  So embrace the failures and just know, that the more you do something and learn from your mistakes as you go, you will get better and eventually you will succeed at it.  So here comes all the old "Dad" stuff: If you start something, finish it....

 Henry:  I love you more than words can possibly describe. You are my reason for everything and your success is absolutely paramount in any list of priorities I'll ever have.  I am doing everything I can to stay around and raise you the best I possibly can, as you are such an incredible person already and your whole family is excited for all the potential you have already displayed.  This blog is going to be from here on dedicated to you and everything I've learned in my 40 years. I would like to pass on this knowledge to you. You may have heard me say some of this stuff already but we all need reminders.  The first and most important information I could think of is this: Never, ever, ever base your actions or internal mindset on what others think or say.  Take pride in your own appearance, dress for success, practice good hygiene and use manners and respect towards others always, but do this for YOUR success and happiness not because of what others will th...