Get Wizbits From Dad
32 short sayings. A lifetime of wisdom. Available now on Amazon.
About the Book
Every family has that one person who always knew exactly what to say. For Carl Powell, that was his dad.
Oliver Carlton Powell Jr. had a saying for every situation — and the remarkable thing was, he was always right. Whether you were about to make a foolish decision, needed to be nudged into action, or just needed to be reminded how the world works, Dad had a wizbit for it.
Wizbits From Dad collects 32 of those sayings, organized across three stages of life: childhood lessons, teenage wisdom, and adult realities. Each one comes with the story behind it — real moments from a real life, making the wisdom stick.
Perfect As a Gift
This book was written to be given. It's the kind of book you buy for a new graduate who needs a little perspective, a friend going through a rough patch, or a parent who deserves to be recognized for the wisdom they passed on. At $3.99 for Kindle and around $10 for paperback, it's an easy decision.
A Sample Wizbit
Wizbit #2 — Childhood
Do Something Even if It’s Wrong!
My three brothers and I managed to provide our parents with ample opportunity to practice the delicate art of discipline. Fighting, screaming, yelling, pinching, hitting, beating, and attacking were our usual ways of displaying our love for each other. It must have nearly killed my parents. However, they seemed to always have something to say, and usually a little something extra for us, like a belt properly aligned with just the right velocity to render our seat unusable for about 10-15 minutes.
Often, in exasperation, we would be accosted for failure to do something that we had been told to do. This provided a rather nasty situation since we hadn’t really done anything wrong, we had just failed to do anything. In a way, this was like the one-talent man in the Bible who was afraid and merely hid his talent rather than try to make something of it in trade. When his master returned, he was severely punished and his talent was taken from him. When Dad came in from work and we had failed him, I felt sure at the time that the same fate would be mine.
Once, when Dad came in and found us floundering, he raised his voice (and our fear level) and asked why we hadn’t done our work. We probably responded with some weak excuse like: “We didn’t know what to do!” and then he said the words I’ve never forgotten: “Well, do something, even if it’s wrong!” At the time, I’m sure I jumped and hit the hall running toward whatever it was I was supposed to be doing, but I still remember those words and use them to spur me on whenever I’m tempted to just stand around.
... continued in the book.
All 32 wizbits — beautifully formatted and ready to give.