Tuesday, October 23, 2007

SOME OF MY RULES FOR LIVING

This is a partial list; a work in progress.

1. Look back only for experiential lessons for future use.
2. Always be planning your next move in life, as well as in chess, checkers, war games, bridge or whatever.
3. If you understand something not seen by others, keep looking, it is likely you are missing something. (A variation on: Fifty million Frenchman can't be wrong)
4. It is never necessary to re-invent the wheel...ask for advice from those who might have it to give.
5. Do more favors for others than you receive...it broadens the pool of help you may someday require.
6. Sharing your pain with friends is best served with humor.
7. Always tell the truth; your credibility is one of the most important facets of your character profile.
8. Be prompt; show respect for the time of others.
9. Be articulate about your beliefs and intentions.
10. Follow the Golden Rule

2 comments:

Sheae said...

The only rules that really matter are these: What a man can do, and what a man can't do. ~
Captain Jack Sparrow
Quote from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean

Yiayia said...

sheae, I agree with Sparrow on the importance, but there is no specificity in that statement. Rules must be specific. Besides, there are lots of things people can, but shouldn't, do.