[Editor’s Note: Today’s post is inspired by a guest post I wrote for Physician on FIRE called What I Wish I’d Known at 18: Money Advice For a Graduating Senior. Welcome to all the folks who have found their way over here from there. Below is an excerpt from the original post.  Enjoy! ]

I’m just about to hit a big milestone: my oldest is about to graduate from high school and head out into the big bad world. Yes, please indulge me if I join the chorus of all the generations before me in saying, “Where did all the time go?”

Seems like just yesterday he was 6 lbs. 6 oz when we brought him home. Now he is 6 feet 6 inches and weighs 195 lbs. While there will be few benefits of seeing him off (like a substantial drop in the food bill, and I won’t have to wonder where all my clothes went), I am sentimental about having him leave home. And, like all good parents, I also wonder if I’ve taught him all the right things to maximize his success.

18 years goes by quick!

Yesterday, as a graduation surprise, I took him to an airfield for a short private introductory flying lesson. When we pulled up and parked, I said, “Well, if we are going to kick you out of the nest, I probably ought to teach you to fly.” The grin on his face was priceless.

Flyboys (those are my Aviator sunglasses, btw)

While a lesson in flying a plane was fun, the lessons that will make him successful in life are much more important. Here are 7 Basic Habits of Prosperity I want him to understand and begin to apply in his life.

Good luck buddy, and don’t forget to drop us a line once in awhile.

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