13 RULES TO LIVE BY

1.  it ain't as bad as you think; it will look better in the morning
2. get mad, then get over it
3. avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it
4. it can be done!
5. be careful what you choose. you may get it
6. don't let adverse facts stand in the way of good decision
7. check small  things
8. share credit
9. you can't make someone else's choices. you shouldn't let someone else make yours
10. remain calm. be kind
11. have a vision. be demanding
12. don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers
13. perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. ( in the military, one is always looking for methods of increasing or multiplying one's forces)

GENERAL COLIN POWELL

FROM " PARADE" MAGAZINE