Some of mine:
**WHATEVER it is that you do with your time, do it well. Even if you do something bad, like lie, don't do it poorly, its a waste of a crime (I have a serious problem with stupidity

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**Have a plan A, B, C and D. None of them may work, but the process of thinking them through will help you to understand what you want and what you can't deal with.
**Be helpful and giving, but don't overextend yourself.
**If you realize that you always do all the calling with a friend, try not calling them at all and see how long it takes them to pick up the phone. If they don't, you'll know they weren't really your friend, so let go.
**Don't let your past mess up your future. Use the bad things that happen to you as a learning experience, learn what you neeed to, then throw the hurt and pain away and keep in trucking.
**Don't let other people control your emotions. Just because, a few people out of the hundreds of millions in this country have been bad to you does not mean that the next one will. Always allow individuals the benefit of the doubt, but stay smart and aware of the lessons you have learned.
**Life is too short not to enjoy it. Don't work ALLLLLL the time. Its ok to stop for a second and enjoy your life. Don't lose sight of what (or who) you're working for.