My Principles

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Make every person and every organization better than before I encountered them 

• There is no substitute for hard work and it distinguishes you from everyone else. if they want you to come in at 8:00 am, come in at 7:45. People notice.
• Show up for fully engage and prepared in everything you do – mentally, do your homework, and always be prepared. 

• It does not matter if you are the smartest person if people do not like you.
• There are some bad people that even their neighbors don’t like them. Get along with them anyway.

•  Make the same mistakes only once. Everyone make mistakes but own your mistakes, apologize for them. Learn from them, and never make them again.
• Take responsibility for everything you do and be accountable. 

• Put your family first above all. Make it your priority. It is your responsibility.
• Faith is essential to a good life. 
• Strive for excellence in everything you do - be intentional about being the best employee, dad, grandad, husband, brother, and or student. Whatever you do, do it well. it reflects on you whether you see it or not.

• Pay off your house as early as possible.
• Manage every major expense so you know what you spend on everthing and put away whatever is left for the future.. 
• Budget to spend less wherever you can and have visibility to what you spend.

• It is a an atitude.
• It is easier to live life as an optimist.  
• Everyone has challenges in their life. It is not if you have obstacles, but how you handle them that matters. You will overcome challenges better if you have an optimistic outlook – challenges become speed bumps rather than a brick wall.
• Look at everything as a “cloud with a silver lining” or as the “glass half full”.

•  Do something worthwhile in your life and you will find you have a better more fulfilled life.
• ·Make someone else’s life a little better, or easier. 
• Change just one life and you may find the life most changed is your own.