- There are no short-cuts – trying to cut off the corners always works out harder in the long run.
- You can’t cover faults with a coat of paint – the cracks and holes always look worse and it’s even harder to do next time.
- If someone is giving something away for nothing there is always a catch – that nice man from Nigeria who wants to give me £12,000,000 if I would only give him my bank details does not really want to give me that money.
- If you want to do something badly – just go and do it. There’s always a way.
- The things that look easy are really hard. It is just people who have worked hard at learning how to do things make it look easy.
- If you want to be good at something you have to work really hard at it.
- Failure makes you feel bad but it can be the best thing if it makes you more determined to improve.
- Effort and practice make you better. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort and practice.
- Having lots of money and possessions does not make you fulfilled. Achieving something special makes you feel fulfilled and that is usually proportional to how hard you’ve had to try.
- Most people are good. The people that are not good have a reason. They need lots of love.
That’s it. It’s surprising how long it takes to realise simple things.
I live by lesson nine, I found out years later about thestruggles that people who I labelled as unkind and negative had been going through and its really changed the way I treat people
I found out in life that a positive philosophy, an idealistic striving and a determination to express yourself goes a long way to making you feel fulfilled. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it. Best wishes – Opher