for the new year, new decade, and life in general...
1. Get to know the real you - your strengths, your weaknesses, your values beliefs, things you hold dear.
2. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
3. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time.
4. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
5. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Try to always view the glass as half full - not half empty.
9. When sorrow or misfortune strike ask yourself, "Do I want to be bitter or get better?"
10. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige but on relationships with people you love and respect.
14. Be honest.
15. Be a self starter.
16. Be decisive even it means you might sometimes be wrong.
17. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
18. 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.
19. Take good care of the ones you love.
20. Treat everyone you meet the way you would like to be treated.
