Tips for your life

• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

• Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

• Do not believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

• When you say, “I love you”, mean it.

• When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye.

• Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

• Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who do not have dreams do not have much.

• Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it is the only way to live life completely.

• In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.

• Do not judge people by their relatives.

• Talk slowly but think quickly.

• When someone asks you a question you do not want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”

• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

• Say, “Bless You” when you hear someone sneeze.

• When you lose, do not lose the lesson.

• Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.

• Do not let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

• When you realize you have made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

• Spend some time alone.