Tuesday, April 05, 2005

21 Suggestions for Success

These are 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 & talent.
3. Give people more than they expect & do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive & 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 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 possesions, power or prestige, but on relationship 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.

6 Comments:

  • "Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time & talent."

    Not enjoying my work at the moment :(

    Btw, nice posting Titin :) It keeps my spirit up. (keep chanting this line over & over again: "Persistence, persistence, persistence.")

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:01 PM  

  • hehehe lillian.. thanks for the comment... (pdhal lagi busy yach)

    that's a very common situation in life.. when there are bunch and lots of works to do, suddenly we will feel very exhausted and don't enjoy it as much as other times.

    ciayo.... gw juga sering gituh :)

    kadang2x hal2x yg kita suka.. klo too much also not very good. Too much of a good things is not good as well.

    By Blogger Agustina Sadikin, at 2:13 PM  

  • seep, must keep checking this post from time to time to see how few i've done in life :)

    By Blogger Hendrik Christian, at 8:57 PM  

  • heheh mit.. itu juga guidelines buat gw, sometimes theorynya sich tau tp kg gitu dipraktekin :D

    By Blogger Agustina Sadikin, at 10:39 PM  

  • teori one thing, praktek another thing yach? hehehe... emang.

    By Blogger Hendrik Christian, at 12:19 AM  

  • yap2x agree mit...

    By Blogger Agustina Sadikin, at 11:23 PM  

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