small ideas can make a big difference!!

1. Have a firm handshake with an eye to eye contact.

2. Own a great stereo system.

3. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

4. Keep secrets.

5. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

6. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

7. Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.

8. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

9. Lend only those books you never care to see again.

10. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.

11. When playing games with children, let them win.

12. Give people a second chance, but not a third.

13. Be romantic.

14. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's 
there for our convenience, not the caller's.

15. Be a good loser.

16. Be a good winner.

17. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

18. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

19. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.

20. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.

21. Begin each day with some of your favourite music.

22. Once in a while, take the scenic route.

23. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

24. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.

25. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.

26. Become someone's hero.

27. Compliment the meal when you're a guest in someone's home.

28. Wave at the children on a school bus.

29. Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.

30. Don't expect life to be fair...