The Forgotten Fifty

1. From steady, continuous effort can come astounding results.
2. Being late once is the traffic. Being late several times is you. Being late always is the end of you.
3. Measuring yourself against others is a benchmark to note but a distraction from releasing your own unique abilities.
4. Coffee is best appreciated in smaller mugs.
5. If you love someone you encourage them. Not judge them.
6. We are surprisingly happy until we ask 'am I happy?'
7. Friendship means connection. Connection means time.
8. Nobody can take away your ability to enjoy the day. Not even a bullying boss. They simply can't.
9. All change starts with a decision. But a decision must start with an action.
10. Crazy business ideas are the best. They just need to be 'worked up' a little.
11. Fitness leads to an inclination to act. That's a very cool personal attribute to have.
12. No politician will ever make your Life better. You do.
13. As you raise your standards you pull away from the crowd.
14. As you raise your standards the rewards become disproportionately greater and better.
    
15. As you pull away from the crowd more people will talk behind your back and attack you.
    
16. As you raise your standards you become more alone.
17. But as you raise your standards you truly, finally realise why you are on the planet. And you wouldn't want to miss that feeling.
    
18. A book is the most mind-bogglingly cheap way to change your Life for the better.
19. Some men talk more about love to get more sex.
20. Some women talk more about sex to get more love.
21. Kids need connections. Why study Shakespeare? Why do calculus? Why is the Periodic Table so important? We never really explain it to them. Give them a connection and they'll learn.
22. But the connection is NOT 'so that you'll get a great job'. It's so that every synapse in their brain is fully ready to spot a job opportunity when it comes along.
23. You have to stop worrying about what people think. No really. Finally.
    
24. You have to get some decent sleep.
25. You have to find time free of distractions.
26. You have to realise you'll never know unless you write to him/her
27. You have to realise a headache is not a prompt for paracetamol. It's a feedback mechanism like an ever-decreasing fuel gauge. Stop, refuel...
28. Your doctor will spend most of his time (87%) addressing the body-as-machine Newtonian model of your body. And thank goodness for that...
29. But you need to address the mental/spiritual/wellness aspects, too. TLC. Men, too.
30. Stretch more often.
31. Drink more simple room-temperature still water
32. Learn to juggle to boost co-ordination.
33. Re-read the classics: jam-packed with Instant Wisdom.
34. Hang out with people who inspire you.
35. Whatever you want: money, power, love, great sex, an apartment in San Francisco, your own Hockney,  it's worth remembering an MBA is no guarantee.
36. Clothes maketh the man. Smarten Up. Please.
37. Act as you wish to be perceived.
38. You actually do it for yourself and your reputation. Your company wins too. But if they don't play ball you can take your reputation elsewhere.
39. We live in good times. We got complacent. We lost our frontier-land mentality. Bring it back and all will be OK.
40. Distractions, well distract. Reduce them by 75%.
41. Forget time. Notice where you place your attention. Ensure it is appropriate.
42. Write, paint, make music, bake bread, chop wood, carry water, plant flowers... to stay sane in a world of over-brimming briefcases full of electrons.
43. Stop and think.
44. Stop and think more often.
45. Never timetable your kids. Be there. Play. It's good for you, too.
46. You know what's happens when someone is thinking about alcohol all the time? And wondering when they are going to get your next drink? They sign up at AA. When did that start happening with your Blackberry?
47. Take more walks...
48. Preferably holding the hand of the one you love. And maybe with a dog chasing sticks
49. Forget to remember the stuff you don't need any more. Ever.
    
50. And remember the stuff on this list.