30 LIFE LESSONS LEARNED

1. Rule number one: Never lose money. Rule number two: Never forget rule number one.
2. Motivation comes in short bursts. Act while it’s hot.
3. Do not demean anyone, no matter the situation. It might be sooner than you know when the roles might reverse.
4. It takes years to build a reputation and seconds to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
5. Follow your own advice.
6. It’s all about delivering. If you think you have a “vision”, but can’t deliver fast enough (remember, timing is everything!), surround yourself with people who can.
7. No matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
8. While it may not be so easy at times, always try to have a positive attitude towards everything.
9. It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do about it.
10. People you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
11. Bad things do happen to good people.
12. You should not compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
13. It’s not what you have in life, but who you have in life that counts.
14. No matter how much you care, some people just don’t care back. And it’s not the end of the world.
15. Love has nothing to do with looks but everything to do with time, trust, and interest.
16. I’ve learned that greed will bury even the lucky eventually.
17. Chance is a gift, so act on chance when given the opportunity.
18. People deserve a second chance, but not a third.
19. Your actions now create memories you will reminisce and talk about in your elder years.
20. Taking ownership of failure builds the foundation for success.
21. If you never act, you will never know for sure.
22. Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.
23. If you don’t know jewelry, know the jeweller.
24. You cannot make someone like you. All you can do is be someone who can be liked. The rest is up to them.
25. There are people who love you dearly, but just don’t know how to show it.
26. It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
27. Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
28. Just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean that they don’t love each other.
29. Two people can look at the exact same thing and see it totally different.
30. Talking can ease emotional pains.

THERE COMES A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU REALIZE WHO MATTERS, WHO DOESN'T, WHO NEVER DID, AND WHO ALWAYS WILL.
SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST. THERE IS A REASON THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT TO YOUR FUTURE.
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