- Lighten up! Don’t get your panties in a wad about every little thing that happens.
- Forget blame. You can fix the blame or you can fix the problem. Spend your time fixing the problem.
- Forget guilt. Guilt serves little purpose. If you messed up, apologize and move on.
- Forget luck. Lucky people are those who are prepared, recognize opportunities and then act on those opportunities.
- Give up the constant need to be right. Pick your battles. Sometimes it just isn’t worth the fight. Besides, sometimes you’re wrong.
- Scope up. Pettiness is unattractive on all levels.
- Rise above the approval of others. You are never going to make everyone happy anyway so stop trying.
- Forgive. You can’t be happy when you are full of anger and resentment. Get over it. Forgive them for your sake, not theirs.
- Get healthy and stay that way. It’s hard to be happy and sick at the same time.
- Stop looking for things outside yourself to make you happy. Happiness comes from within.
Based on an excerpt from People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It (The Idiot Factor in paperback.)
Number one–that’s what I tell my teens. Gets ’em laughing every time.
Larry, I love you wit and humor. I always say, “You can educate ignorant, but you can’t fix stupid.” I appreciate how you say it like it is. Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to so many.
10 Points the most of us know and should stick with, however we conveniently forget and usually over think and over work situations, thanks for the reminder…
#2 with a bullet Larry! Blame & excuses… People put their creativity into these diversionary tactics instead of solving the damn problem!
I have been reading your books for years and they always kick me in the butt when I need it.
My sone graduates from college this year and I am giving him a copy of “IT’S CALLED WORK FOR A REASON.
This should be required reading for all students.
Thanks Larry, we all need to be reminded of these things.