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.
- H. Jackson Brown
# 10 Golden Rule in other words
DGG
Simply Beautiful.
Thanks Brother.
22. "Do good things and good things will happen to you."
Earl Hickey, Camden County, USA
Only 10 Rules
Rule # 1....Surveying is a Business, so get paid for what you do!
Rules 2-10...have to do with supporting Rule # 1
Very good list. The trick is to get anyone to follow it without first violating virtually all of them so that you learn why it is such good list.
This Hangs in the Hallway in out house- It's the first thing you see when come in from the garage.....
> 1.Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
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> 2.Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
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> 3.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
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> 4.Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
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> 5.Be forgiving of yourself and others.
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> 6.Be generous.
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> 7.Have a grateful heart.
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> 8.Persistence, persistence, persistence.
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> 9.Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
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> 10.Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
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> 11.Commit yourself to constant improvement.
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> 12.Commit yourself to quality.
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> 13.Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
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> 14.Be loyal.
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> 15.Be honest.
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> 16.Be a self-starter.
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> 17.Be decisive even if it means you'll sometimes be wrong.
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> 18.Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
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> 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.
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> 20.Take good care of those you love.
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> 21.Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.
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> - H. Jackson Brown
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Excellent list of values. Many of them seem hard to come by these days. I just took this as a teaching opportunity for my young boys (future surveyors, perhaps?). Thanks for sharing this.
1.Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
Evidently you missed this one. It's not 90% but far higher. It's never 90% but far higher or lower.
Carl
:clap: All of these are wonderful words of wisdom that I try to apply to my life daily. Thank you for sharing. :angel:
Max Ehremann summed up more or less the same things poetically:
http://marilee.us/desiderata.html
My Grandad's philosophy was 'do no harm' funny thing was he went through two world wars, didn't seem to have any moral anguish about quoting 'do no harm' us youngsters though!
Important statistic: 50% of all marriages end in divorce...horriable isn't it?
unless you consider the other 50% end in Death...remember there's only 2 ways out.
> Important statistic: 50% of all marriages end in divorce...horriable isn't it?
I think the real statistic that may lead to that statistic is that 60% of all married people at one time in their life have an affair. If it ain't you then....
In terms of the terrific list of values, I'm going with #10. I learned it that way and it's always worked for me. Full circle.
Plus there should be one about false expectations.