Things
to Tell Your Son or Daughter Before They Go to College
1. Expect
a lot from yourself or no one else will.
2. Your
happiness or unhappiness depends on you. Never let your happiness depend on
someone else.
3. Always
set goals along with a plan to accomplish those goals.
4. Make
fitness and health a way of life. You no longer have gym class.
5. If
you think it’s not right, don’t do it. Listen to the voice in back of your
head.
6. Just
because everyone else is doing it, it doesn’t mean it’s right. It doesn’t mean
you should do it.
7. Be
creative but only take creative, calculated risks.
8. Be
safe.
9. Hang
out with good people. You know the difference.
10.
Always be respectful and do not accept
anything less in return.
11.
Be organized.
12.
Have a personal victory before you leave
your dorm in the morning. For instance, make your bed. Even if your day is
crappy, your bed is made when you get home.
13.
Always contribute service to your
community.
14.
Have integrity.
15.
Be Nice.
16.
Potential minus commitment equals
nothing.
17.
If you’re not successful, blame
yourself.
18.
No one owes you anything.
19.
Your parents will always love you.
20.
Love your parents unconditionally but
remember, they do not owe you a college education.
21.
Always look at other people’s points of
view.
22.
Never sell yourself short. Never let
anyone tell you cannot accomplish something.
23.
If you don’t know what career to pursue,
follow your passion. Money will be there.
24.
Everyone makes mistakes, some you can
learn by; others can put you in a bad place permanently.
25.
There’s a big difference between loving
someone and being in love. You can love your pet and your pet will always love
you. Lock your dog and your boyfriend or girlfriend in the trunk of a car, come
back in an hour. Who’s happy to see you?
26.
You will have many more failures than
successes, or you never tried to accomplish anything.
27.
When you listen to the soundtrack of
your life, what do you hear?
28.
Responsibility is not a part time job.
29.
If you want advice, look inside a
fortune cookie. If you want my opinion, make it count.
30.
Become an early morning person instead
of a late night person. It makes a huge difference in your success.
31.
Things don’t always happen to someone
else. A lot of times they happen to you.
32.
Be a dream catcher not a dream chaser.
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.
33.
Have fun! Love life!- you only get one
34.
I salute the greatness in you!
Please ask me to explain any of
these to you. There are many more to come but I had to get this list out before
my daughter went to college.
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