How To Succeed in Life Without Really Trying (Too Much)

 

 

 

 

This is something I had hanging on my study wall for years when the girls were growing up. I initially did it for them, but it also became a good set of reminders for me also: 

1.   For every initiative, develop a strategy, and then a plan.

2.   Develop Plan “A”, Plan “B” and so on. Never leave yourself without options.

3.   “Plan the work and work the plan”. A plan is useless unless executed.

4.   Learn as much as you can as fast as you can. Never stop learning – your competition won’t.

5.   Embrace liberal education (not the politics – the concept).

6.   Develop a budget and follow it. It is easy to lose track without a financial roadmap.

7.   Look at “lazy” as an invective. It is truly a “four letter” word.

8.   Use the “greatest generation” as an example for nobility and virtue.

9.   Use the following sayings from American leadership as your credos: 

• “Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
•  “Some people see what has been and ask why. I see what has not been and ask why not?” - Robert F. Kennedy
•  “Judge people not on the color of their skin, but rather the content of their character.” - Dr. Martin Luther King

10.   Never give up - never quit - never surrender. Persistence usually always wins the day.

11.   Seize the Day! Opportunity is fleeting and most opportunities only knock once.