Bill O'Hearn

If you were a parent—or maybe are a parent, or hope to be a parent—what might be one of the most important bits of advice that you could leave with your children? Bill O’Hearn, a speaker, author of four previous books, and life coach who spent more than 45 years in the life insurance business, is the product of a lifetime of learning. In 1980 he founded the Alpha Learning Institute for the purpose of encouraging people to expand their growth as human beings. Advice From Dad expresses wisdom drawn from his experiences to speak to the next generation about the possibilities that can open up for them when they view their world with curiosity, enthusiasm, trust, openness, laughter, and a willingness to take risk.
In 37 short chapters, the author discusses such important topics as choice, discipline, forgiveness, resentment, adversity, integrity, creativity, generosity, and perspective, among others, along with marriage, recreation, and even smiling. His purpose is “to encourage young people to believe in themselves and to give them the knowledge necessary to create the life of their choice.” Large portions of the book are taken from O’Hearn’s earlier work From the Heart of a Child, written in 1991. Depending on their religious convictions, some people may not necessarily agree with every single observation or suggestion, but in general there is a lot of very useful, practical information that will help young people to work at becoming what God wants them to be.… (meer)