Always remember that you are
God's child. No man or woman can look down on you and you cannot look down on
any man or woman or child.
Don't wait for, expect, or rely on favors. Count on earning them by hard work
and perseverance.
Call things by their right names.
Don't listen to naysayers offering no solutions or take no or but for an
answer.
Don't be afraid to stick your neck out, to make mistakes, or to speak up.
Keep your word and your commitments.
Be strategic, focus, and don't scatter your energies on many things that don't
add up to a better whole.
Watch our for success. It can be more dangerous than failure.
You can't do everything by yourself but you can do a lot.
Asking the right questions and measuring the right things may be more
important than finding the right answers.
Travel lightly through life and resist the tyranny of burdensome or unneeded
things.
Be a pilgrim and not a tourist in life and don't confuse heroism with fame or
celebrity.
God has a job for all of us to do. Open up the envelope of your soul and try
to discern the Creator's orders inside.
Follow the Golden Rule rather than the world's sliver, iron, bronze, and
copper rules.
Bear all or most of the criticism and share all of the credit.
Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.
Avoid high-maintenance, low-impact people and life in the fast lane.
God did not create two classes of children or human beings-only one.
Don't ever give up on life. It is God's gift. When trouble comes, hang in.
Strive hard to be a good parent.
Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the
Earth during your sojourn.
Don't let anything or anybody get between you and your education.
Never judge the contents of a box by its wrappings.
Take responsibility for your behavior. Don't make excuses, blame, or point
fingers at others or hide behind "everybody's doing it."
Possessions and power don't make the man or woman: principles, character, and
love do.