I will undoubtably write much more about my dad a man who I learned so much from and loved so deeply in the weeks, months and years to come but I would like to share two of the simple yet powerful lessons he taught me.

One is The golden rule, to treat others the way you would like to be treated. He spoke this and I believe he tried to live it. I too will continue to try to live this way the best I can as I move through my life. This is not a rule about being polite and agreeable while that can be nice. This is a rule about being authentic, empathetic and kind.

A second simply put is, it is not what you do but how you do it. It is not money, status or even achievement that makes a person good and deserving of pride it is how they approach what they are doing. My father is one of the people in my life who I always wanted to make proud of me. I will continue to try and approach my endeavors in a way that would have made him proud.

I will carry these two simple yet powerful ideas with me always.
1. The golden rule.
2. It's not what you do.. but… how you do it.