Ideas for the New Year

       

  • Sing in the shower

  • Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

  • Watch a sunrise at least once a year.

  • Never refuse homemade brownies

  • Strive for excellence, not perfection.

  • Plant a tree on your birthday.

  • Learn three clean, jokes (and 5 really dirty ones !

  • Compliment three people every day.

  • Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

  • Leave everything a little better than you found it.

  • Keep it simple.

  • Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

  • Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

  • Ask for a raise ONLY when you feel you've earned it.

  • Overtip breakfast waitresses.

  • Say "thank you" alot.

  • Avoid negative people.

  • Remember other people's birthdays.

  • Commit yourself to constant improvement.

  • Have a firm handshake.

  • Look people in the eye.

  • Be the first to say HELLO.

  • Return all thing you borrow.

  • Make new friends but cherish the old ones.

  • Keep secrets--don't gossip.

  • Sing in the choir.

  • Plant flowers every spring.

  • Always accept an outstretched hand.

  • Stop blaming others.

  • Take responsibility for every area of your life.

  • Wake at kids on school buses.

  • Be there when people need you.

  • Don't expect life to be fair.

  • Never underestimate the power of love.

  • Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.

  • Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know".

  • Compliment even small improvements.

  • Keep your promises (no matter what !).

  • Marry only for love.

  • Rekindle old friendships.

  • Count your blessings.

 

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Created 7/11/03

Updated:  4-18-2009