My Dad works at a crappy job, drinks too much, and his only friend is his brother.

I always thought he led an unfulfilled life.

But I had an epiphany:

I'm always worried, and anxious, and angry.

My Dad is none of these things.

Maybe he actually has life figured out. Maybe I can learn from him.

Below is counter-intuitive wisdom from my dad Chaz that you won’t find in any self-help book:

Eat like crap and drink like a fish.

My Dad is on The Buffett Diet: soda all day like Warren and liquor all night like Jimmy. He ends the night with a sleeve of Oreos.

And he looks great.

So eat whatever you want, drink however much you want, & don’t stress about your diet.

Think only of yourself.

My brother and my dad's brother had a HUGE fight and stopped speaking to each other.

I would have felt anxious, but Chaz shrugged. "That's their problem."

The only time he's concerned if it directly affects him, like when Mom was diagnosed with cancer.

Even with a cancer diagnosis, Dad wasn't worried about my mom's surgery.

“There’s no point in worrying about something until there’s something to worry about.” 

So don’t worry about other people or things outside your control. Be like Timon, Pumba, and Chaz. Hakuna Matata.