- Life is not all about money. In the end, you can’t take it with you anyway.
- Do what you must to take care of your food and shelter. Then do what you love.
- Before taking your next step, be certain it will maintain or improve your quality of life.
- Be honest, kind and forgiving of yourself and others.
- Love those around you as you would want them to love you.
- Leave everywhere you go better than you found it.
- Everyone has a unique and fascinating story – and they want it to be heard.
- Love is a verb. Do so often, fully, devotedly, and well.
- In just 30 seconds, you can say and do things that can *never* be undone. Stay calm and think before you act.
- Life will always provide what you need to have or know before you need it. Sometimes *just before* you need it.
- You don’t need to know the exact path you are going to take to get somewhere. You just need to know that it is there.
- Under-promise and over-deliver. Your friends, family, coworkers, and customers will be surprised and delighted every time.
- Praise in public, reprimand in private.
- At least once a day, do something kind for someone you’ve never met.
- Be patient with children and the elderly. Some are seeing the world for the first time; others have seen far too much of it.
- You will never “have time” to do the things you love. Make the time. Do it today.
- Eat healthy and exercise. Not for vanity, but for the burst of energy and sense of accomplishment you get *every time you do it.*
- Look people in the eye when you speak with them – and listen to what they have to say.
- Repeat someone’s name immediately after you meet them. Use it at least twice more within the first conversation you have with them.
- The 2 most powerful words in the English language are “thank you”
- Music is the fastest way to change your mood. Keep your favorite songs close by.
- When you make mistakes (and you will), apologize for them, and make things right. Learn from your mistakes and see #4
- You are what you *read*
- If you don’t know what your goals are, then how do you know you haven’t already achieved them? Write them down!
- The world is a noisy place. Savor silence.
- What others think about you matters far less than what you think about yourself.
- Trust your intuition. Studies have shown that it’s usually right.
- Thoughts become words. Words become actions. Actions become habits. Habits become your character. Your character becomes your destiny. Change your thoughts to change your destiny.
- Smiling at someone can be all it takes to brighten their day. Plus, it doesn’t cost you a thing.
- “Luck” is when preparedness meets opportunity. Be ready.
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Well stated and well lived! I’ll be sharing this with my students now and in the future.