21 SUGGESTIONS FOR
SUCCESS
1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or
misery;
2. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time
and talent;
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully;
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know;
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others;
6. Be generous;
7. Have a grateful heart;
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence;
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary;
10. Treat everyone you meet like
you want to be treated;
11. Commit yourself to constant
improvement;
12. Commit yourself to quality;
13. Understand that happiness is
not based on possessions, power, prestige, but on relationships with people you
love and respect;
14. Be loyal;
15. Be honest;
16. Be a self-starter;
17. Be decisive even if it means
you’ll sometimes be wrong;
18. Stop blaming others. Take
responsibility for every area of your life;
19. Be bold and courageous. When
you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things didn’t do more than the
ones you did;
20. Take good care of those you
love; and,
21. Don’t do anything that
wouldn’t make your mom proud
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.