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30 of the best puns guaranteed to make you laugh

July 20, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

I love a clever pun. Here are 30 of the best puns I’ve heard for a long time. I cannot be sure of there origin but they are guaranteed to make you laugh. Certainly they made me laugh and I really hope they brighten your day too.

Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now seasoned veteran.
Atheists can’t solve exponential equations because they don’t believe in higher powers.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
A girl said she recognised me from my vegetarian club but I’d never met herbivore.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
The Energiser Bunny has been arrested and charged with battery.
What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a bicycle and a nicely dressed man on a tricycle? A tire.
I didn’t like my beard at first but it grew on me.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
Did you hear about the man who jumped off a bridge in France? He was in Sein.
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
What does the clock do when it’s hungry? It goes back four seconds.
I dreamt I wrote Lord of the Rings but I think I was just Tolkien in my sleep.
Thanks for explaining the word “many” to me, it means a lot.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
I ordered 2000 lbs. of Chinese soup. It was Won Ton.
With great reflexes comes great response ability.
Did you hear about the guy who got fired from the calendar factory for taking a day off?
Why do the French eat snails? They don’t like fast food.
A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are sketchy.
Don’t make jokes about unemployed people. They don’t work.
My computer’s got Miley Virus. It has stopped twerking.
My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.
What is the best thing about living in Switzerland? Well, the flag is a big plus.
The best time to open a gift is the present.
Why did the picture end up in jail? It was framed!
I used to build stairs for a living but it’s an up and down business.
Did you hear about the Italian chef with a terminal illness? He pastaway.
What happens if you eat yeast and shoe polish? Every morning you’ll rise and shine!

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Money-Making Tips from the 50 Smartest People

July 19, 2018 by Roy Sutton

Money is important despite observations to the contrary from many people. In the modern age we can’t get by without money, so money-making is something that’s always on our minds.

Ideally we’d all like to have enough money to do as we please. Well it can be done if we invest in things that will in themselves generate an income. If we can generate multiple income streams that’s even better. Which brings us back to the idea of money-making and how we go about it in a way that works for us and leads us down the path to wealth.

As with all things if you want to succeed at something, look around for people who’ve been successful and copy what they do. However where do you start?

Fortunately Tony Robbins has been very helpful here. In the video in this post Tony talks about his book which provides money-making tips from the 50 smartest people. Tony is full of inspiring words and great ideas and I can recommend this video to you dear reader. You can watch it here:-

If you find this video interesting then you may like to add Tony’s book Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom to your personal reference library.

The book is available from Amazon and you can buy it now if you CLICK HERE.

Alternatively time pressures may limit your ability to give the book enough of your attention so you might consider purchasing the unabridged audio CD version so you can listen to it whilst driving. I do this all the time and it’s an excellent way to use time profitably.

The unabridged audio CD version of Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom is also available on Amazon and you can buy it now if you just CLICK HERE.

Never underestimate the power of having your own personal reference library and your own motivational resources to inspire you. So go on, choose your format and buy now.

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25 inspirational stories of people going from rags to riches

July 18, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Inspirational stories can be so uplifting. They can make us realise that if other people can be successful then so can we.

Did you have a tough start in life? Perhaps you feel that your difficult past will prevent you from enjoying a successful future?

However a tough past doesn’t mean you’re doomed to a tough future.

The same goes for a mediocre past.

The past is the past of course and it can never be changed. Nevertheless is serves only as a series of lessons to be learned not a life sentence.

You can create any future you want, as long as you’re determined, focused and prepared to put in plenty of hard work. You won’t get anywhere without those ingredients. However it can be done, though it is all down to you.

The future is an endless stream of opportunities which you can choose to take or not. Don’t just accept my word, look around for people who’ve actually done it. There are plenty of inspirational stories if you’ll just look for them

25 Inspirational Stories:

In this video included here there are 25 excellent examples of people who had a tough start in life but went on to enjoy considerable financial success.

These are all inspirational stories of people going from rags to riches. If they can do it, why not you?

And remember this; you’re never too old.

Colonel Sanders started KFC at the grand old age of 65. And Ray Kroc began building the business empire we know as McDonald’s at 52.

Believe you can and you will.

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How To Overcome Laziness In 4 Steps

July 17, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Laziness can get the best of us. We’d all love to be more productive but often we just lack the energy and the drive. Do you ever feel a little work-shy and sluggish? If so, you’re not alone.

The problem is if we don’t deal with our laziness we’ll never get anything done.

And if we don’t get anything done, it all piles up and increases our stress levels. Small jobs can become very big jobs if we just leave things for another day.

And that makes it even harder for us to get going and get things done.

We have to be on top of our work all the time, whether we’re in the office or at home.

And to do that we have to be on top of our feelings of laziness and force ourselves to get going if necessary.

Do you need help to overcome your laziness? Don’t worry, help is at hand.

How To Overcome Laziness In 4 Steps: The Video

In the video here Emil Ihsan-Alexander Torabi offers some useful advice on how you can overcome your inclination to laziness, should it be a problem for you.

We can all be lazy at times and I’m as guilty as the next person. However the tips in this video have helped me, so I recommend them to you.

Now you’ve watched the video, perhaps it’s whetted your appetite to learn a little more. For me that always means buying a good book to add to my personal reference library.

One book you might consider is Motivate Yourself Daily: 50 Simple Ways Motivating Yourself Everyday to Take Action, Work Hard, Overcome Laziness, and Accomplish Your Goals by Kristi Jefferson.

I found it interesting and useful and you might too. You can buy from Amazon if you just CLICK HERE

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21 thought-provoking one-liners you’ll love

July 16, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

I love a good one-line quote. They can be powerful and they can be useful when you need to reinforce a point whilst making a presentation or when you’re trying to make your case in a debate or argument.

Here are 21 great, thought-provoking one-liners all of which certainly made me think.

Thought-provoking one-liners:

People may hear your words but they feel your attitude. ~John C. Maxwell
The only source of knowledge is experience. ~Albert Einstein
There is no substitute for hard work. ~Thomas A. Edison
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. ~Aldous Huxley
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ~George MacDonald
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. ~W. Clement Stone
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~Thomas A. Edison
The most violent element in society is ignorance. ~Emma Goldman
Lost time is never found again. ~Benjamin Franklin
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. ~Aristotle Onassis
You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~APJ Abdul Kalam
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. ~Jim Rohn
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. ~Joseph Addison
Health is not valued till sickness comes. ~Thomas Fuller
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~Dalai Lama
Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. ~Emily Dickinson
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. ~Bob Marley
Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn’t got money. ~David Geffen
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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15 Really Bad Jokes: So Bad They’re Funny

July 15, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Here are 15 really bad jokes that will make you cringe and make you smile simultaneously.

They really are so bad they’re funny. Certainly they made me smile.

Cashier in store: “Would you like the milk in a bag”?
Man: “No, just leave it in the carton”.

Man in bookstore: Where is the Self Help section please?
Saleswoman: If I told that sir it would defeat the purpose.

Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?
In case he gets a hole in one!

How do you make holy water?
You boil the hell out of it.

What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
Nothing, they just waved.

Who’s the king of the classroom?
The Ruler!

What did Jay-Z call his girlfriend before they were married?
Feyoncé!

Why can’t zoo animals take tests?
There are too many cheetahs!

Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Because he was outstanding in his field.

What did Snow White say when she came out of the photo booth?
Someday my prints will come.

Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon?
Great food but no atmosphere!

How many apples grow on a tree?
All of them!

How do think the unthinkable?
With an itheberg!

What do you call a blind dinosaur?
Doyouthinkhesaurus

What does a clock do when it’s hungry?
It goes back four seconds!

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5 rib-ticklingly funny short story jokes to make you laugh

July 14, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

1. The funeral cortège:

Bill was walking along Main Street when he saw a funeral cortège, so he stopped for a moment as a mark of respect.

He noticed that there were two hearses with coffins in the cortège and the procession was being followed by a man walking solemnly with a pitbull terrier on a leash.

And behind him there was a long line of about 100 men walking quietly in single file.

Curious Bill spoke to the man with the dog and asked, “Excuse me sir, I don’t want to intrude on this sad occasion but you’re situation seems a little unusual. Whose funeral is this?”

“Well”, the man replied, “The first hearse is for my late wife. She died after this dog attacked her.”

“And the second hearse?” said Bill.

“The second hearse is for my late mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife during the attack and the dog savaged her to death too”, the man responded.

Bill thought momentarily about the challenges in his own life and then he said to the man, “Is there any chance I could borrow your dog after the funeral?”

The man smiled and pointed to the line of men behind him and said, “You’ll have to join the queue buddy.”

2. The power of prayer:

Jackie was invited to give a talk at her local women’s group about the power of prayer.

With her husband Mike in the audience, she recalled how a few short months ago she’d turned to God when poor Mike had suffered an unfortunate accident.

“Six months ago”, Jackie began, “my husband Mike was knocked off his motorcycle and his scrotum was smashed.”

Jackie explained that for Mike the pain had been unbearable and his doctors weren’t sure they’d be able to help him.

“The doctors warned us that our lives might never be the same again”, said Jackie. “I can tell you I was scared. Mike was unable to get close to me or the children because every move caused him such extreme discomfort. And that meant we could no longer touch him around the scrotum.”

Jackie paused momentarily to allow the audience to absorb her words.

Then she said, “I’m not ashamed to say I turned to God for help and I prayed that the doctors would be able to repair Mike.”

Again she paused and then said, “Fortunately our prayers were answered and the doctors were able to piece together the remnants of Mike’s scrotum with wire holding everything in place. His medical team tell me that he will make a full recovery and regain the full use of his scrotum.”

As the audience burst into applause, a lone man walked slowly up to the stage and said, “Hello I’m Mike, Jackie’s husband and I just wanted to remind my wife once again that the word is ‘sternum’.”

3. Discovering facts:

As part of her rehabilitation, a patient in a mental hospital was told by her psychiatrist to go out into the nearby town and discover one new fact.

Off she went and then a few hours later the patient returned to the hospital to tell the psychiatrist all about what she had learned.

So said her psychiatrist, “Were you able to find out something you didn’t know before?”

“Yes”, said the patient, “I discovered that spiders have ears on their legs.”

“Ears on their legs?” said the psychiatrist. “How did you work that out?”

The patient produced a matchbox and when opened a large spider crawled out on to the psychiatrist’s desk.

The patient then said “Boo!”

The spider scurried quickly across the desktop.

The patient then grabbed the spider and proceeded to pull off all its legs.

She then put it back on the desk and once again said, “Boo!”

Naturally the spider was motionless.

The patient looked at the psychiatrist, smiled and then said, “Do you see? Without its legs it can’t hear me.”

4. The admiral and the general:

A Navy admiral and an Army general were fishing together on a lake one day when a storm blew up and their boat capsized.

Not being quite as fit as they once were, both men were floundering helplessly in the water.

However eventually the general managed to right the boat and clamber back on board.

He then rescued the admiral from drowning by reaching out to him with one of the oars and then hauling him back in.

As the admiral was dragged into the boat he struggled for a few seconds to regain his composure.

Then he said, “Please don’t say a word to anyone about this. If anyone in the Navy knew I couldn’t swim, I’d be disgraced.”

The general smiled and said, “Don’t worry buddy your secret’s safe with me. I’d hate for my troops to find out that I couldn’t walk on water.”

5. The origin of the species:

As she was getting ready for school one morning Grace asked her mother, “How did the human race appear mom?”

“Well”, said her mother, “God made Adam and Eve and they had children and that’s how we all began dear.”

Two days later Grace asked her father the same question.

“Well”, said her father, “first there were apes and from them the human race has evolved.”

Naturally these responses left Grace a little confused.

So once again she spoke with her mother and said, “Mom I don’t understand. You said that we were created by God but dad says we evolved from apes. How can that be?”

Her mother smiled and said, “Well darling it’s all very simple really. I was telling you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.”

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5 funny short story jokes you’ll just have to share with others

July 13, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

1. Billy wants to get married:

Young Billy returned home one evening for dinner, after spending the afternoon playing with his little friend Mary who lived next door.

Naturally his parents asked him what he’d been doing all afternoon.

“We played soccer for a while and then I proposed to Mary,” he said.

Not wishing to belittle him, his mum and dad went along with the idea but his dad thought a little fatherly advice might be appropriate at this point.

“Billy you do know that being married is an expensive business, don’t you?” said his dad, “How will you both manage?”

“Well” said Billy, “with the $5 I get from you for pocket money each week and the $5 she gets from her folks, I think we’ll manage. And I can always take on a paper route to earn extra cash.”

Suppressing a strong desire to burst out laughing, his mother said, “That’s all very well Billy but how will you and Mary manage if you were to have a baby?”

“Well”, said Billy, “we’ve been lucky to avoid that so far.”

2. Ben goes to the pool:

Young Ben and his friends went to the local swimming pool for the afternoon.

They were playing around as kids do when the lifeguard shouted at Ben, “Hey kid, you’re not allowed to pee in the pool!”

“But everyone pees in the pool”, Ben responded.

“Maybe so kid”, said the lifeguard, “but not from the high diving board.”

3. Knock, Knock:

An elderly man was walking down the street one day when he observed a small boy struggling to reach the doorbell at one of the houses.

The kindly old man said to the boy, “Can I help you with that sonny?”

At which point he smiled, placed a comforting hand on the boy’s shoulder whilst pressing the doorbell firmly with his other hand.

“There”, said the old man, as he stepped back from the door. “Now what do we do young man?”

“We run like hell mister”, the boy replied.

4. Washing the dog:

Little Johnny went into the store and after some searching around he picked out a large box of laundry detergent.

Having been observing Johnny for a few minutes, the store assistant asked him whether he had a lot of laundry to do.

“No”, said Johnny, “I’m not doing any laundry. I’m going to wash my little dog.”

The store assistant frowned at him and said, “Listen sonny, that’s a powerful detergent and far too strong for washing a small dog. It could make him ill or perhaps even kill him if you’re not careful.”

Undeterred Little Johnny said he’d take the detergent anyway, then he paid the man and left the store.

A week later Little Johnny was back in the store to buy a Hershey bar. The store assistant saw him and said, “Hey Johnny how’s your little dog?”

“Oh, he died,” said Little Johnny.

“I’m sorry to hear that son but I did warn you about that detergent,” the store assistant replied.

“I don’t think it was the detergent,” said Little Johnny.

“Really?” said the store assistant, “So what was it then?”

“He looked like he was coping very well until the washing machine went into the spin cycle,” Little Johnny replied.

5. The Budgie:

Geoffrey sees a budgie in the window of a pet store and feeling a little sorry for the bird he decides he’ll buy it.

However he’s quickly disappointed when, despite his best efforts, he can’t get the budgie to talk.

So he decides to go back to the pet store to complain.

“I purchased this budgie a month ago now but I can’t get him to utter a single word”, said Geoffrey to the store assistant.

“Try him with a mirror”, the store assistant suggested. “Budgies love to look at their own reflection and you’ll soon have him saying, who’s a pretty boy.”

So Geoffrey purchased a mirror from the store assistant and returned home with his budgie.

Once again he was disappointed, as the budgie still wouldn’t talk.

So once again Geoffrey went to the pet store to complain.

“Try him with a ladder”, said the store assistant. “Budgies love climbing and I’m sure he won’t stop talking once he’s got a ladder.”

So Geoffrey purchased a little ladder from the store assistant and returned home with his budgie.

Yet again not a word was spoken by the budgie, so a week later Geoffrey was back in the pet store again with the budgie.

“Try getting him a bell”, said the store assistant. “The sound of a bell will encourage him to talk I’m sure. At the very least he’ll try to imitate the bell’s sound.”

So Geoffrey bought the bell and returned home only to be disappointed yet again.

Two weeks later Geoffrey’s back in the pet store.

“How’s your budgie?” asked the store assistant. “Have you got it talking yet?”

“Finally he did say something”, said Geoffrey. “He looked in the mirror, climbed the ladder, rang his bell, uttered a few words and then dropped off his perch and died.”

“Oh dear!” said the store assistant. “What did he say?”

“He said, doesn’t that damn pet store sell bird seed?” Geoffrey responded.

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21 funny quotes about age certain to amuse you

July 12, 2018 by Roy Sutton

Does getting older bother you dear reader?

If you’re like me then it might just bother you a little bit.

The years go by so quickly, don’t they? Life goes by in the blink of an eye.

We all want to make the most of our time of course. However life usually gets in the way.

When we’re young, we have time and energy but no money and few skills.

As we get older, we have the demands of work and family eating up the time we have. And whilst we have some money, it mostly goes on paying bills.

Then in old age we have money if we’ve been lucky and we have fewer demands on our time but we have no energy and our bodies start to let us down.

Life can be like a cruel joke at times. However done right, life can be fun too. Well I think so anyway.

Live life whilst you can and don’t put anything off until someday because someday never comes. If you want to do it, do it now.

Here are 21 funny quotes about age certain to amuse you and certain to get you thinking about life too.

Funny quotes about age:

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. ~Tom Stoppard
At my age “getting lucky” means walking into a room and remembering what I came in for. ~Author Unknown
I don’t do drink or drugs. At my age I get the same effect just standing up too fast. ~Author Unknown
Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese. ~Luis Buñuel
Where does it say we have to act our age? As long as it makes me happy and I’m not hurting anyone, I will act whatever age I want to. ~Author Unknown
Middle age is when a guy starts turning off lights for economic rather than romantic reasons. ~Eli Cass
I don’t let my age define me but the side-effects are getting harder to ignore. ~Author Unknown
Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ~Benjamin Franklin
Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you. ~Ogden Nash
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. ~Victor Hugo
No one is so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. ~Henry David Thoreau
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ~George Bernard Shaw
Age is not how old you are but how many years of fun you’ve had. ~Matt Maldre
I’ve reached the age where my brain went from “You probably shouldn’t say that” to “What the hell, let’s see what happens.” ~Author Unknown
Don’t let ageing get you down. It’s too hard to get back up. ~John Wagner
Age is just a number that changes depending on who’s asking. ~Author Unknown
Old age is always ten years older than me. ~Author Unknown
Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again. ~Author Unknown
At my age I’ve heard it all; I’ve seen it all; and I’ve done it all. I just can’t remember it all. ~Author Unknown
Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier
Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. ~Walt Disney

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21 common sayings and what they all mean

July 11, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Proverbs are simple sayings that express an essential truth based on common sense, experience or the wisdom of the ancients.

Proverbs that describe a basic rule of conduct are particularly useful and well-worth remembering.

Today I offer you 21 thought-provoking proverbs and common sayings with an explanation as to what they all mean.

You would do well to remember some of these:-

1. Be contrary; be known

To be successful visibility matters. That means you must stand out in the crowd. And you can’t stand out in the crowd if you’re just like everyone else. You must be an original not a copy.

2. Man who chases two rabbits catches neither

Learn to keep the main thing the main thing. Focus matters if you want to be successful. Try to do too many things and you won’t do any of them very well. And if you fail to do anything well then you will not be successful.

3. Knowledge is power

Learning is a lifelong process and you should be educating yourself constantly. However there is a more important point here. When negotiating in business the more you know about the other side, their needs, the pressures their under, and what they’re willing to pay and/or concede, the more likely you are to get what you want. Never underestimate the power of information.

4. When in Rome do as the Romans do

If you want to be successful in business around the world then show some respect for other people and the way they do things. Culture is simply the way things are done around here. No one culture is better than another. They are just different that’s all. So just because something might appear odd relative to what is considered ‘normal’ in your culture doesn’t make it wrong. Embrace difference and enjoy every new cultural experience.

5. Fortune favours the brave

If you want to live life to the full then it starts outside your comfort zone. Go for the low hanging fruit and the easy tasks and you won’t grow. Fail to take any risks and you’re unlikely to experience any significant rewards either. You can only be successful if you go after what you really want and that means you must take a few risks along the way. Remember this; risk and reward go together.

6. Hope for the best; prepare for the worst

If you want to be successful then be prepared for the rain because occasionally it will rain. Hope for permanent sunshine by all means but make sure you’re ready for the days when the sun refuses to shine and you need an umbrella.

7. A picture’s worth a thousand words

To be successful being able to communicate effectively is an important skill to develop. That means you need to know how to get a message across and often the most powerful way to deliver a message and make a point is often with a picture.

8. There’s no such thing as a free lunch

Everything comes with a price tag. There will always be a cost somewhere even if it’s not immediately apparent. The cost may not be financial but there will be a cost. Make sure you know what it is and make sure you’re willing to pray the price before you agree to anything.

9. Actions speak louder than words

Talk is cheap. It’s not what you say; it’s what you do and what you deliver that will make a difference. And if you want to be successful then you will need to make a difference.

10. Practice makes perfect

Every master began as a complete beginner. Mastery is achieved by becoming a student of your craft and practising constantly until you are the best at what you do. And if you want to be successful then you will need to be amongst the best at what you do.

11. Easy come; easy go

You will only truly appreciate that which has cost you in blood, sweat and tears. Success obtained easily is difficult to sustain. Easy money is easily squandered. It’s almost like you feel you’re not entitled to it, if it all came too easy to you.

12. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

As they say in the north of England, ‘There’s brass in muck’. Meaning just because something appears to be no longer of use doesn’t mean it can’t be put to good use and can’t represent an excellent business opportunity. Old furniture can be restored. An old bicycle frame can be used in the making of some other item. Money can be made from the oddest things.

13. Familiarity breeds contempt

If your career is starting to gain traction and you’ve been promoted to management then remember this; there must always be a little bit of distance between you and the troops you manage. You cannot be too familiar with people you manage if you want their respect. Yes, take an interest in people. Yes, show them you care occasionally. However you can’t be their buddy. That doesn’t work.

14. Don’t judge a book by its cover

First impressions can be powerful and often they can be accurate too. However they’re not always accurate so it is dangerous to form an opinion based on your first impression alone.

15. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

When it comes to money and savings, diversity is the name of the game. As you become successful, a good income should follow. Make sure you start building some capital and make sure you spread it around a bit. Put all you financial eggs in one basket and calamity could follow.

16. The squeaky wheel gets the most oil

Don’t be afraid to complain when things aren’t right. If you want something resolved be prepared to make a noise. Wait patiently and you’re unlikely to find anyone keen to help you. They’re all too busy.

17. Honesty is the best policy

The problem with telling lies is that you need to have a very good memory and it’s very easy to get caught out. Tell the truth and you don’t need to remember anything. All you have to do is say exactly what happened or what you said, et cetera. Being honest makes life easier and it also makes life less stressful.

18. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink

There is only so much you can do for people. Offer to help them by all means but if they choose not to accept your offer then just leave it there. You can’t force someone to do something nor can you force them to accept your help or advice.

19. Keep friends close and enemies closer

There’s no point in fighting with your enemy. That won’t get you very far. It’s better to adopt cordial relations to keep them close. Keep them close and you can keep an eye on them. That way you’ll know what they’re up to and know what they’re planning too. Use your head not your heart in these matters.

20. Two heads are better than one

It is a fact that when people get their heads together the results are usually much better than one person’s thinking alone. Particularly with creative work, ideas bounce off each other and as those ideas come together the results can be exceptional.

21. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Treat other people in the way you’d prefer them to treat you. Show them respect and you’re much more likely to get their respect. Don’t be mean with people. You wouldn’t like it and neither will they. People will respond warmly to you if you are warm and kind to them.

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