Andy Anderson is a nice old man who has 99 years of life experience under his belt. He is called ‘inspirational man’ because he has experienced so many things in life – love, loss, failure… and through everything, he has continued to be himself and to keep people laughing. Grandpa Anderson is full of advice, after all he led quite an incredible life. He never finished college, but he had an amazing career being national dairy manager for grocery store chain Safeway. He fell in love at first sight and was married for 70 years until his wife passed away. He’s now excited for his 100th birthday and continues to do exciting and new things every day.
Here’s a list of Andy’s 25 life lessons:
- Always maintain a good sense of humor.
- Never be too good to start at the bottom.
- Exercise every single day, even when you don’t feel like it.
- Don’t spend more money than you make.
- Drink orange juice every day.
- Love at first sight is not a fable.
- Having a bad job is better than having no job at all.
- Eat around the mold; don’t go wasting food.
- Your family is the most precious thing you will ever have in life.
- Eat sausage every day — it worked for me.
- Your life is delicate, and if you neglect yourself, you’ll spoil. That’s what cheese taught me.
- Don’t ever be afraid to be your true self.
- Everyone has too many clothes. Wear what you have and quit buying more.
- You must be able to forgive, even if it’s difficult to do.
- Save your money now and spend it later.
- Love is not always easy; sometimes you have to work at it.
- Find something comical in every single situation.
- If you’re faced with a problem, don’t delay trying to figure it out. But if there’s no way to figure it out, you have to forget about it.
- Make sure you’re doing what you love; don’t be afraid to follow those dreams you have for yourself.
- Education is important, but not necessary. Life can be an education in itself.
- Explore your world and stay curious.
- Try not to take yourself so seriously.
- My full name is William Bradford James Anderson, and my initials always remind me to ask myself, “Why be just anybody?”
- Have common sense. Think about the most reasonable answer to every situation. If you don’t have common sense, you’re a bust.
- Life is a gift that you must unwrap. It’s up to you to determine if what’s inside will lead you to happiness or dismay. You have the power to make that decision for yourself.