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What is the best advice you’ve ever received?

Ivan Boesky's son shares valuable life lesson

The best advice I ever received? I wouldn't say advice, but I had a middle school teacher who once told me the difference between children and adults is that children don't need a reason to be happy. It was actually Ivan Boski's son, so he went through a lot, clearly, with his father. But it always just sort of sticked with me, and if you know me, and you work with me, you'll notice that I have kept that feeling and that advice to today. The advice is really, you know, don't wake up in the morning with a reason to be happy. It sounds like not professional advice, not personal advice, but it's more just generally a mentality of how to take on the day.

My middle school teacher once told me the difference between children and adults is that children don't need a reason to be happy. This advice has stuck with me and helped me approach each day with a positive attitude.

The best advice I've ever received is not so much advice, but a perspective that a middle school teacher shared with me. He told me that the difference between children and adults is that children don't need a reason to be happy. This teacher happened to be Ivan Boesky's son, so he had gone through a lot in his life. But this idea always stuck with me, and if you know me and work with me, you'll see that I've carried it with me to this day.

The advice, or rather the mentality, is to not wake up in the morning needing a reason to be happy. It may not sound like professional or personal advice, but it's a mindset that guides how I approach each day.

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