I saw a really cool inspirational poster. Sorry, no scary horrible story to share with you. I'll share the messages now and hopefully enthrall you with some more comments afterward.
21 Suggestions for Success
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.
I'm usually not someone that will read a poster and be amazed or impressed but this one really caught my attention because all of the 21 points are very valid and important to me. I've decided that my upcoming blog entries will focus on 1-3 of these suggestions for success each time I write. I'm going to relate them to weight loss and lifestyle changes in the hopes we are motivated as we progress into fall. Of course I want you to provide your input, comments, and/or life stories so we can make each of these points meaningful. Hee hee, who knew that something good could come from the wall in a truck stop bathroom?
4 comments:
The first thing that popped into my head was . . . how did she remember all of those tips from a poster on the wall?? I'm sure you have a good answer but at first it plagued me. All of them make sense and would be nice to have in our lives. I also couldn't help noticing that there were more than several which makes it seem almost daunting. I think it'll be fun and interesting to see how you use them and narrow them down for us. I guess you never know when you'll be inspired, bathroom or whatnot.
i'm guessing a cell phone picture...or she was just really bored and wrote them down. My runner up is she did a google search. Anything close to the truth???
Also, what a great read. I especially love #21!
Yea, I googled the author's name. I attempted a cell phone picture but it didn't work out too well.
wow...are we on the same brain wave or what?!?!
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