1. Sometimes what I think I want isn't really what I want. What I think I want isn't what I need. What I need may not be what I want!2. Appreciate my health and take care of myself because it will catch up with me.
3. Being "right" is incredibly over rated (unless you are a neurosurgeon or an anesthesiologist).
4. Relationships matter more than "stuff".
5. Make sure when I'm asking for advice to ask advice from the "right" person. Someone who shares the same worldview (for me that's from the Bible) as I do, or I will get off course.
6. Spend time creating a Life Plan not a "vacation plan". I don't want to have to escape my life with a vacation.
7. My children have taught me more about myself than I have about themselves.
8. I will always make a point to add value to people's lives around me.
9. Finding a hobby/passion that excites me warrants more time doing those things.
10. It's important for me to have a community of people I trust surrounding me for when I get off track with my thinking or habits.
11. I will always be open to learning lessons not matter how old I get.
12. It's important to have people in my life who are "further along" emotionally, mentally and financially in order to ask questions and learn from.
13. I Understand there are people I will meet that are not meant to be in my life forever so don't hold on.
14. When it's right - I will know it. Somethings are not meant to be "hard".
15. Don't try to conquer big things by myself. I wasn't designed to go through tough times by myself.
16. Trust God. He's there to help me succeed. He's my LIFE COACH. If I study his word and learn how to hear Him. He will be my best advisor.
17. When people hurt me, I will pray for them and wish them well. I can't stay mad at people I pray for and wish well.
18. Unforgiveness is a way to poison myself.19. It's important to be kind to people, everyone has a story.
20. When someone asks me, "How are you?" I will really answer them. This gives them permission to be authentic with me and I have found developed real friendships from this authenticity.
21. It takes ONE person to want a relationship to work. If I am that ONE person, I will make sure the relationship I am holding onto is a healthy one.
22. Healthy love is patient, kind, forgiving, gentle, trusting, doesn't keep score, not easily angered or offended. If I am not those things, my number one goal would be to learn HOW TO BE those things
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23. I don't have to be like everyone else to accept everyone else. Accept and love people and embrace their uniqueness.
24. It's perfectly natural for my kids to grow up and want to be separate from me- it's not rejection - it's human nature!!
25. Love my kids and spend time with them when I can, it will make all the difference when they are older and it will define a legacy which will outlast me.
BONUS:
26. Find a career I love and don't waste time in a career I am not gifted to be in. This doesn't mean I don't make sacrifices, but I let those sacrifices be material things (not my time) until I find a career I fall in love with. I am gifted for certain professions, figure out what those are and DON'T GIVE UP until I get there!!
27. When you get married, it's not about choosing the perfect person, it's about loving the IMPERFECT person you chose.
28. Figure out the top 5 roles you want to play and get really good at those roles and don't spread myself too thin.
