Life Lessons from Full(er) House
You may know from this post or this post just how much I talk about Full House in my day-to-day life.
Within the first 4 minutes of every speaking engagement I have with Gen Z, I share about my childhood and reference Full House and how it shaped my relationships growing up.
Full House was so much more than a television show to me (and I am sure many other millennials), it taught me lessons about family, friends, and life, such as…
It’s okay to ask for and accept help:
The show wouldn’t have existed without Danny asking for help from Jesse and Joey; and Fuller House would not have come to be without Kimmy and Stephanie stepping up for DJ. I would not be the person I am today without asking for help or accepting it when I’ve been too stubborn to ask.
Passion means more than experience:Think about it, Jesse had no clue what he was doing around kids, and now neither does Stephanie, but they both REALLY want to figure it out and give it a shot. They both made mistakes, but things ended up going really well.
At this stage in our lives we probably have more passion than experience when it comes to careers, business, family, and so many other areas that I encourage you to ask “What would Uncle Jesse do?”
Whether you’re a kid or finally getting your #adulting on, everyday we should be learning… and Full House had no shortage of lessons to be learned. Whether it was Uncle Jesse learning to compromise when taking over Stephanie’s girl band or Danny needing to balance his time more after being named San Francisco’s most eligible Bachelor or DJ learning to not starve and overly exercise just to fit in. Take a step back and look at thoe contenious points in your life and figure out what the lesson to be learned is.
The Tanner’s (and Kimmy) stick together through everything. They close every disagreement or mistake with a healthy conversation and a hug… and it’s not unrealistic to bring this lesson into our own lives. We are all different, we all have unique points of view, but if we can have a healthy conversation and find compromise, we can always hug it out and stick together.
Whether its Kimmy rocking her stinky feet and ridiculous outfits with pride or Stephanie struggling with smoking and partying only to be miserable while trying to fit in with the “cool kids”… this show has more lesson about being true to yourself than I can count. May we always remember that when something feels off or inauthentic to us, it’s a barometer that we are not being true to ourselves. That’s how we will fulfill our purpose in life whatever that may be.
Whether its Kimmy rocking her stinky feet and ridiculous outfits with pride or Stephanie struggling with smoking and partying only to be miserable while trying to fit in with the “cool kids”… this show has more lesson about being true to yourself than I can count.
May we always remember that when something feels off or inauthentic to us, it’s a barometer that we are not being true to ourselves. That’s how we will fulfill our purpose in life whatever that may be.
