Lessons of My Father: "Workers Are Few" by Nutnfancy

Mediocrity is rampant. Relatively few people know how to work hard in today's society. Many feel they are entitled to life's luxuries and ease of life without earning it, convinced that their riches are just one lottery ticket away. Even worse many will cheat, lie, claim others' work as their own, slack off, play the blame game, and spent much energy avoiding real work. And yet they still feel deserving of the best jobs, the highest pay, and greatest rewards. We could lament this situation as more evidence of just how degraded our society has become. Instead, as in this Lessons of My Father video, I encourage you to look upon it as OPPORTUNITY. The hard worker can own the day and easily set himself apart from this field of "weeds." Drawing upon some of my work experiences as a young man, I try to illustrate some these concepts in action: progression of trust, tackling the dirty jobs, being reliable and honest, having a mark of excellence in all you do, being accountable, having initiative, believing in yourself, and disregarding the Naysayers. No matter what the economy does (barring WROL), the good worker will always be in demand. An employer values the hard worker because he or she makes his job easier. They are trustworthy and accountable and can excel at tasks given. Because of this the hard worker will reach goals of promotions and increased pay and benefits. Yes there are exceptions where the politically connected, under-qualified, and undeserving individuals will get the job, but it is not the norm. In my life experience, I have seen many times more where it is the hard worker that gets the job as they break free of the often suffocating mediocrity. In your quest to achieve that cool job or career, you can expect with great regularity the Naysayers or Critics. Their motives vary and sometimes they really think they are protecting you from disappointment. But more often the Naysayers wish to make themselves feel and appear better as they prevent you achieving greater success which often seems to threaten them. Press on and ignore this negativity, applying the time-proven principles of hard and diligent work. Perseverance is key and they are many that give up when the going gets tough (as Calvin Coolidge said, "nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent"). Hard work can take the place being connected, gifted, or lucky (the harder you work, the "luckier" you get). As you do this, create a positive mental image of where you want to go, what you want to be within your mind. Visualize in great detail that which you wish to achieve. For example, if you want to be a gourmet cook, then visualize yourself cooking in that 5 Star restaurant as head chef, winning awards for your culinary excellence. This is a real and powerful part of achieving success in the work force. It will help you overcome the many challenges and obstacles that will always stand in your way of success. And while we all need money to pay the bills, try to put your focus on doing the job well and making a your name stand for excellence in whatever you do. This reputation will follow you will open doors of opportunity that remain tightly closed to the "weeds." Greater pay, benefits, and responsibility will result by matter of course. Someone has to fill these positions of trust and it will be you because you have qualified yourself. REAL Workers are few but it is exactly this rarity that makes them so valuable. Be valuable. /////////Music used under license: "Work Out Fine" Teru (featuring Brad Sucks)

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[brad6479]

Great vid as usual Nutn! I just wanna say that I think your a kickass dude. I see a WHOLE LOT of people online that try to run TNP down. I don't know if it's because they are jealous or what but it sucks man. I see everywhere online trying to put your info out there and just bs like that all the time. I just want to take time to thank you for all that you do & hope you keep doing what you do. Thanks for posting the cool vids & sharing your experiences with us. Stay cool & KEEP IT REAL NUTN!!!!

[nutnfancy]

@brad6479 Thank you, brad. That was very cool of you to say. We don't understand it either. There is some really cool stuff because of the internet, but it also has a dark, weird side. -- Veri

[jarhiker]

about the whole fat issue. I was a VERY fat kid. 2 years ago I weighed over 400 pounds. guy at work showed me a couple of pics of him kiking when he was my age. And I was like cool. So i bought some cheap walmart like gear. well 2 years later I have some really cool gear and i'm down to 280 and still dropping weight. What im saying is I was a fat kid. And being a kid we dont know better. So saying oh let them be fat they know what there doing is so WRONG. Kids dont know better unless tought....

[nutnfancy]

@jarhiker Great comment, jarkhiker! -- Veri

[Commando0333]

AMEN

The world is not getting ahead of America, rather America is falling behind the world.

And, as you said, at the core of the problem is our eroding work-ethic.

[AirForceAce3571]

@reactri I'll disagree w/ you & say that my experiences matches up with Nutn's assessments.Btwn working on farms, in factories, in retail, landscaping & office environments, I've seen tons of lazy, workers who want nothing more than to coast thru and be paid like kings. many of my generation (I'm 23) can't/won't do hard work, show up when they feel like it, & just don't care about anything but $. There are plenty of exceptions, but sadly, this laziness is becoming the norm. Just my $0.2

[FiatVoluntasTua3]

I think your Dad knew exactly what he was doing by telling you that you couldn't fix up your "Cheetah." Perhaps another test on his part? Love all your Vids man. Thanks and keep rockin.

[EvanN108]

I always work as best as possible school, work, etc. I always feel that if I'm putting in time there, that I should do my best and not waist time.

[trek7802]

Good info. Common sense advice. Thanks.

[reactri]

I think I disagree with this one. I believe a lot (not all obviously) work hard to achieve wealth or just a good life. Many people go through many years of school and work hard to earn money to make themselves better. Even NFL football players. They have to lift and practice a ton and had years of practice throughout their lives. All my friends studied hard for the SAT to get into the college to get a better job or exercise to get ready for the military.

[NurseMan1911]

Thanks Nutn! 

[humbleranger]

There is truth in a lot of your comments and I admire what you've done with your life and what you've done for our country..thank you. However, you only have to look at our troops overseas to see that we still have what it takes to be the SHINING CITY ON THE HILL...personally, I am confident those men and women will come back from that reality to provide the leadership we need to lead us to greatness...have faith...support those leaders that represent our core values.

[wbwhite22]

Excellent video as always, nutnfancy, but it's the comments that make this one of the best I've seen so far in TNP. Thay are yet more examples of what I've been seeing more and more: good people who are dissatisfied with the status quo and are willing to take on the responsibility and hard work to make a change in their lives.

[QiBoy777]

Thanks for the edification NutnFancy. Very motivational!

[cskelton635]

I agree I am 22 an my generation is a very lazy bunch an it has rubed off on me a lil hear latley since I got laid off from me hearing an air job, a dirty lil job crawling under houses that r 100 years old, I have seen a rat the size of a cat, ill get back up there thou