53. It’s better to know and be disappointed than to never know and always wonder.
54. There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.
55. Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.
56. If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future.
57. What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.
54. There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.
55. Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within.
56. If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you lie, it becomes a part of your future.
57. What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.
58. You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
59. Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.
60. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
61. You become what you focus on and like the people you spend time with.
62. People do what seems easy and convenient, not what is best for them.
63. When values are clear, decisions are easy.
64. If you just help enough other people get what they need, you will get everything you need.
65. Build your house on the rock of learning; no one can take your education away from you.
66. Whatever you fill your brain with and whoever you spend your time with… will determine your life a decade from now.
67. Hope is NOT a strategy.
68. Successful people willingly do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
69. My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.
70. To be interesting – be interested.
71. Remember: everyone you meet is fighting a mighty battle. Be kind. Be understanding.
72. The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy… it becomes simple, fair and easy.
73. To be successful in life you must have a PLAN: PREPARE for the journey – LAUNCH into action – ADJUST as you go – NETWORK with those who know.
Author and Credits: John Spence