25 Lessons for Life

 Make it count. Be happy. Get ahead. Here are 25 Lessons for Life that I had come across a while back which has helped me immensely in becoming the person I am. Here's hoping it will better your life too..

1. Don't feel entitled to anything you don't sweat and struggle for.

2. Set goals and work quietly and systematically toward them.

3. Assign yourself. Don't wait around for others to direct you in life.

4. Never work just for money or power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

5. Don't be afraid of taking risks or of being criticized.

6. Take parenting and family life seriously and insist that those you work for and those who represent you do.

7. Remember that your mate is not your parent or servant, but your partner and friend.

8. Forming families is serious business.

9. Be honest.

10. Remember and help the world remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.

11. Sell the shadow for the substance.

12. Never give up.

13. Be confident that you can make a difference.

14. Don't ever stop learning and improving your mind.

15. Don't be afraid of hardwork or of teaching your children to work.

16. Slow down and live.

17. Choose your friends carefully.

18. Be a will-do, can-try person.

19. Try to live in the present while you prepare for the future.

20. Use your political and economic power for the community and others less fortunate.

21. Listen for the 'sound of the genuine" within yourself and others.

22. You are in charge of your own attitude.

23. Remember your roots, your history and the forbears' shoulders on which you stand.

24. Be reliable, Be faithful, Finish what you start.

25. And always remember that you are never alone.