Ablett also said he had spoken to his famous father a couple of times since winning the 2009 Brownlow Medal on Monday night and taken in some sage advice.
"He just said congratulations and that it's a fantastic effort," he said on Tuesday morning.
"Just remember it's a game and there's a lot more to life than football, and just enjoy it."
Gary Ablett senior is considered by many to be the best ever to have played the game, but never won a Brownlow and was in Queensland when his son won football's most prestigious individual award.
Ablett was presented with the medal by last year's winner Adam Cooney, who also gave him a kiss on his shaved head.
"He told me when he got up on stage that he was going to give me a kiss on the head, so I'm not sure if he had a bet with his teammates or something like that, but I said I didn't mind," Ablett said with a laugh.
Ablett has also received some advice from teammate Jimmy Bartel, the 2007 winner.
"[Bartel] sent me a text last night and this morning, just telling me to enjoy it, and in a way, just try to get it out of my head as quickly as possible, because we need you for the weekend," Ablett said.
"He said you can think about it a bit more at the end of the season, but try to concentrate on the game as much as you can this week, and that's what I'll definitely be doing."
But although Ablett was clearly excited to have won the medal, he said it wasn't the pinnacle of his career.
"I wouldn't say it was the biggest highlight of my career – I think the 2007 premiership was the biggest highlight of my career, and probably my first game as well, as it was always a dream of mine to play AFL footy, and to be given that opportunity is amazing.
"But it'll definitely be something I'll look back on at the end of my career and cherish very much."
The 25-year-old said the personal award didn't compare to winning another flag, declaring he would trade it for a win on Saturday.
"Definitely – I would definitely.
"I'll enjoy it today – I'll spend the day up here and then I'll get back to Geelong and we've got the main training session tomorrow night, so I'll put the medal away in the cupboard and concentrate on Saturday.
"It's great that we've got another shot at it.
"It was very disappointing last year, and the boys are very excited about having another shot at it, and hopefully we can bring the cup up again, it'd be great."
