The 1 kind advice from Dad that created Hollywood’s biggest modern star

What if you knew that one seemingly small piece of advice or one kind gesture could change your child’s life, turning them into one of the most successful people in the world?

This is the kind of power we actually do have as parents.

As our children’s biggest role models, what we say and how we act has an outsized effect on the outcomes of their lives.

They look to us not only for guidance but for permission to pursue certain goals and activities (even when they’re young adults and don’t actually need to ask us for anything anymore).

So what we say to them in critical moments really can change the course of their lives.

The only catch is you never know when those moments are.

What you might think of as an intense, formative interaction could be forgotten by the next day.

What you think might be a casual, throwaway conversation might have a deep impact on what they do or how they see themselves.

This is why I always try, no matter how busy or distracted I may be, not to be impulsive or dismissive when my two boys are talking to me about choices they have to make that may seem trivial in the moment but may actually be deeply important to them.

You just never know what will stay with them.