21 Suggestions for success
@icedcoffeemallows (649)
Philippines
December 22, 2008 6:06am CST
by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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 or 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 you didn't do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.
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4 responses
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
29 Dec 08
These are good suggestions and certainly well thought out. I would probably succeed in my life if I follow them but I have not really thought about these things and I don't know if I married the right person, for instance. Cheers!!
@liisafiat (659)
• Latvia
28 Dec 08
Even I copied these suggestions on my computer, thank You!
I like very much suggestions number: #2, #3, #9, #10, #11#16 and #21.
The rule #4 is a difficult one, because if You have nothing inside Yourself: You are not able to become enthusiastic for no reason.
And marrying the right person comes only after You live in accordance with the rest of the 20 rules, then it comes as a rule No.21 and Your happy life only continues. :))
@ktosea (2026)
• China
26 Dec 08
Virtually all the suggestions are useful and make sense.but it's always easy to talk."Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent"I guess everyone knows this priciple,but how many people in this world are actually engaged in what it said? when you face the reality you will have no choice. many has to take a job just to make sure he can live in this world. it is too hard to apply all these priciples...
