21 Suggestions for Success by H. Jackson Brown Jr.

[ella_rae]

An oldie but goodie....

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

Comments

[successdriven]

all good advice. Have you read the richest man in babylon? That is also a must read. Basically it says to split your income like this, no matter how much you make:

10% save
10% pay off debts
10% invest
70% live off of

a slight variation is:

10% save
10% pay off debts
10% give away / charity / tithe
10% invest
60% live off of

[ella_rae]

i think our budget goes something like this:

80% to lesley
10% savings
10% spending

:P i kid, i kid!

[benlbr]

what? D gets to keep 10-20%? Lucky bastard! lol.

[cutest_bebe76]

Inspiring

[telmi]

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.

I like this one. If I never took the step to move to NY, I would still be sitting in Singapore wondering how life would be like. Even though life right here right now is not perfect, it's nice to know how it turned out & not left wondering!

[ella_rae]

Exactly better to have made decisions and potentially mistakes or successes than to be left wondering your whole life!

[telmi]

Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.

THIS ONE is so important. I've seen too many too many examples in Singapore and I just wonder sometimes, why in the hell would they marry that guy even though dating more than 3 years is a good guess of how both would end up. Is it all just a show of face??

I don't want to marry for the wrong reason and I don't want to compromise. My life would be miserable.

[chunker]

That's an excellent list. :)