Fifty Things I Have Learned in 50 Years.
Today I celebrate my 50th birthday. Truthfully I still feel like I am 20 years old, but I have had a wonderful life and wanted to share some things I have learned.
1. Family is the greatest gift you will ever be given – honour and cherish them.
2. Doing the right thing is always the right thing.
3. These are the good old days – right now.
4. Your future self will thank you if you work hard now to achieve your goals.
5. Breaking down a large task into small steps and doing these steps will make the task manageable.
6. Honor your parents.
7. Do some form of exercise every day.
8. Thank God for all of your blessings.
9. Work hard.
10. Sometimes the best thing to do is
nothing.
11. You have the ability to change the lives of many people positively.
12. There is a 1 in 400 trillion chance that you were born – you are a miracle.
13. We live in the greatest time in history.
14. Most people in the world would love to live your worst day.
15. Show gratitude.
16. Eat good foods most of the time.
17. Sometimes dessert is so good!
18. You have a responsibility to your family to provide for them and take care of them.
19. Your children don’t owe you anything – they are children that want to be loved unconditionally.
20. Money is not the most important thing.
21. Money is like oxygen – it is still pretty important.
22. Give value and the money will come.
23. Things get old, memories of wonderful experiences are with you forever.
24. You have made it through 100% of your worst days – keep going!
25. Give, give, give.
26. Start investing as early as you can and the money will grow for you.
27. Take a long term view for most things.
28. Patients equals wealth.
29. Apologize quickly when you need to do.
30. Life is wonderful! Smile!
31. Learn how to fix things.
32. Getting good sleep is very important.
33. Don’t keep score of what you have done for others – do it because you want to do it.
34. Always have a gift when you visit someone.
35. Be responsible – you are responsible for yourself, your family and your lifestyle – no one else.
36. If you have a family you need life insurance.
37. You need a will.
38. Leave the world better than you found it.
39. Expect the best, prepare for the worst.
40. Treat everyone as you would like to be treated.
41. Be positive.
42. Invest for the long term.
43. Sometimes you need to spend money, so do it.
44. Always be there for your family!
45. Remain calm in an emergency.
46. Always support your wife and children.
47. Discipline is a good thing – for parents and for children.
48. Overpromise and then or over deliver.
49. You are as old as you feel.
50. A hug from my wife and children makes EVERYTHING feel better!
There it is! My personal thoughts on a wonderful 50 years.
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