Life's Little Instruction Book

* If in a fight, hit first and hit hard

* Keep it simple

* Always accept an outstretched hand

* Be a good winner

* Give people a second chance, but not a third

* Sing in the shower

* Beware of the person who has nothing to lose

* Marry only for love

* When playing games with children, let them win

* Be romantic

* Begin each day with some of your favorite music

* Count your blessings

* Lend only those books you never care to see again

* Whistle

* Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret

* Look people in the eye

* Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later

* Be a good loser

* Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday

* Keep secrets

* Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets

* Have a firm handshake

* Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them

* Avoid sarcastic remarks

* Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice

* Become someone's hero

* Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know

* Don't expect life to be fair

* Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home

* Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have

* Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick
to acknowledge those who helped you

* Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the
difference

* Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there
for your convenience, not the caller's

* Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need
only stay a few minutes

* Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on
your ability to deal with people

* Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of
how trivial their job

* Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will
come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery

* Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing
is as important as it first seems

* Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you'll regret
the things you didn't do more than the one's you did

* Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar
ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m