Fathers always go above and beyond to support, provide, nurture and shape their child’s life. They are our first-ever role models and sources of strength, and while we celebrate our fathers/father figures every single day, Father’s Day is here for us to shower them with that extra love, pamper them silly and express heartfelt gratitude! As the world renowned photographer, Anne Geddes rightly said,
Any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a Dad.
Team MissMalini exudes positivity, confidence, creativity and passion, which in no small part is because of their dads. Each one has an inspiring story to share. Sure their dashing dads have motivated them throughout! Here is a list of insightful life lessons and hacks gotten from the dearest daddies of Team MissMalini.
1. Gauri Khanna, Head of Events and Partnerships
Gauri shares a fundamental life lesson that she picked up from her dad.
Being a good human being comes over comes before everything else in life.
2. Pooja Maheshwary, Features Writer
Now we know where Pooja gets her generosity from! She says,
One life hack I received from my dad—My dad is very kind and generous— annoyingly so. Tell him you like his jacket and he’ll whip it off and urge you to keep it. True story. It’s always a bone of contention when he goes out of his way to help people, especially those who don’t deserve it, and especially at a personal cost. But he always tells me, ‘If someone could use your help, always help them. Money would come and go, but their blessings would stay with you forever.’ Now, how do you argue with that logic, haha? But weirdly enough, everytime I need to make a tough decision in life, I always think, what would my dad do? And bingo, the answer just appears! 🙂
3. Aishwarya Kasliwal, Features Intern
Aishwarya throws light on a very crucial life motto she learnt from her dad. She says,
The best advice I’ve gotten from my dad (word for word) is-Don’t leave the key to your happiness in anyone else’s hands.
4. Suruchi Patwary, Lifestyle Features Writer
Suruchi shares her dad’s supreme life advice for growth and development.
You’re stronger than you know, never be afraid to take risks in life.
5. Alisha Fernandes, Features Director
Alisha shares how she learnt the importance of planning ahead, all thanks to her dad’s solid advice!
My dad’s one standard line to all his children, nieces and nephews and even my friends is this: Always remember the 5 Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. And I have to tell you, I scoffed and rolled my eyes at him all the time with an,”I know, I know!” but I have to say that that one line has helped me through my career A LOT. Maybe after all, some of his methodical ways actually rubbed off on me too.
6. Nelly Wadia, Fashion Features Writer
Nelly shares an important life mantra she picked up from her dad. She says,
I don’t know if it was a life hack or just good parenting but my father is the person who taught me to be independent. He never allowed me to borrow anything from anyone. He taught me to passionately, but rationally follow my dreams.
7. Saania Hava, Creative Strategist
Saania shares the most important life advice in one word. To stress less and keep going, this advice is definitely a crucial one. She says,
My dad’s one word advice for life– Bindaas.
8. Akansha Harmalkar, Features Writer
Akansha shares a motivating life lesson that she has learnt from her dad
Luck comes from hard work.
9. Sara Lokhandwala, Community Manager
Sara’s dad motivates her to be passionate about her work, do her best and leave the rest! She shares,
My dad has always said: Grades don’t matter as long as you’ve tried your best! You should always love what you do and be happy in everything- your mom and I will support you, no matter what.
10. Mrinal Bhat, Content Strategist for Malini’s Girl Tribe
My dad always tells me that short cuts are often wrong cuts. There is no substitute to hard work. He has always encouraged me to be independent, strong and fearless.
Fathers are such pillars of strength! Looking forward to reading life advice from all your dads out there in the comments section!
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