• About 99% of the time, the right time is right now.

• No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.

• Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become.

• Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.

• Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes.

• If you stop to listen... See more

Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I had a whole book of bits. That book was published a year ago as Excellent Advice for Living , which many people tell me they read very slowly, just... See more

1. Wisdom is prevention.

2. The fundamental algorithm of life: repeat what works.

3. The wise of every generation discover the same truths.

4. Avoid distraction.

5. Spend time thinking.

6. Position yourself for opportunity.

7. Invert: Much of success comes from simply avoiding common paths to failure.

8. Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking... See more