make your own latch board / "busy board" for plenty of hours of learning and entertainment. Find lots of great ideas on Pinterest.


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Treat your subordinates as if you’ll be working for them someday.


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Read Admiral William McRaven’s autobiography Sea Stories.


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Sailing lessons.


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Sometimes you don’t know what to do, can’t figure out what’s the right direction for you. That’s okay. Try thinking about what you *don’t* want to do. (See John Cusack career plans speech in 1989 movie “Say Anything.”


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***Manners!! *** Etiquette is the secret sauce. Everyone appreciates being treated with respect. Etiquette is the art and science of respecting others. It’s timeless and universal. Customs change, hence the need for constant study, but respect is always the foundation. In summary: Be nice. Start with yourself. Study etiquette. It will help you in every single interaction you have, social, professional, financial, everything. Manners apply to every human, in every interaction, even on the hard days. Hence, the need for practice.


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Sometimes there’s nothing else to do with the pain except to use it to build a new life.


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Notre Dame Lullabies by the O’Neil Brothers is my favorite album ever. I used to play it at your bedtime when u were a baby and even sometimes when you were a kid. It reminds me of the happiest time of my life, when you came into it. Play it for me when I’m old and gray, okay?


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“I don’t give a rat’s $@!#% how much respect u garner out in the world if you don’t show respect and love and serve those you love at home.” ____loosely quoted from Glennon Doyle’s ‘Untamed.’


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Don’t take criticism from people you wouldn’t take advice from.


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Check out from the library or Amazon: “My First Money Book: A Guide for Parents and Children to Saving, Spending, Sharing, and Investing Your Money” by Reggie Nelson


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Sometimes progress is slow - Keep working. Sometimes change is swift - hang on!


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Introduction to 70’s Southern Rock. Skynyrd, Allman Bros, etc.


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Never open someone else's mail, or listen to their conversation, etc. If it's not your business to know, don't snoop.


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Set up a dog agility course in the backyard. Use household items or toys, etc and lots of dog treats for training.


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Build something beautiful.


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“The beginning parts are always the scariest.” -Jackson Daily (kid reporter on Today Show.)


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Try house music for focus. Spotify “uplifting trance” playlists. Better than Adderall by a mile.


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Anger is the bodyguard of sadness.


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Always know where the main water shut-off is in your house.


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Trust fall. Learn to be vulnerable. You can’t say the wrong thing to the right person.


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Sadness means you need love. (From another person, a pet, yourself.) Someone whose presence brings you comfort. May be dead, living, fictional, historical figure, religious (god, saints, Buddha, etc.) Live and in person is best though. Let someone love you how you need to be loved.


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Psalm 37:3 “Do good and trust in the Lord.” That pretty much covers it.


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Before heading out for a good time, make a mental note on the ways you could wreck or end your life if bad stuff happened: Sick/hurt/dead from alcohol or drugs, unintended pregnancy, or being raped (or being charged with rape.) What do u have to do to protect yourself and keep things from going from good times to life-changing nightmare. Keep your wits about ya. And look out for your friends too.


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When driving in the car with your kids, ask them to count motorcycles, cyclists, pedestrians. Prize to the highest count! This will train them to be on the lookout for them.


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Just focus on shining on your own terms. Your shine is not dependent on anyone or anything else.


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“You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” -Maya Angelou


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Adult whining is worse than kid whining! We all have unpleasant comments to say in every day life, but do your best to keep snarky comments to yourself. Be mindful of what you're putting out there.


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ADHD hack for studying or projects- Leave yourself notes about where you left off.


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Sometimes when you win, you lose. And when you lose, you win. Meaning that sometimes when you get what you want it doesn’t work out well. And sometimes wonderful things happen as a result of a failure or disappointment. Chin up. There’s a million paths to happiness and fulfillment. If one doesn’t work out your will find another.


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