Random words of wisdom

Today's post is really about nothing in particular, just random bits of wisdom I have picked up over the years.....

• When changing a toilet, don't cheap out on the wax
  
• Milk and lemon do not go together in tea
  
• Always take time to measure, level and plumb
  
• If you have a heavy foot...using cruise control will save you a TON of money
  
• Make time to read
  
• Make a five year plan
  
• If 365 days later, your five year plan is still a five year plan, you are not getting anywhere
  
• Revisit your five year plan at least once a month
  
• It is ok to cry
  
• It's ok if you don't
  
• Figure out your "why"
  
• Success is the constant pursuit of a worthy ideal
  
• Be worthy
  
• Learn how to change a flat tire
  
• Learn how to swing a hammer
  
• One inch is 2.54 centimeters
  
• You are more capable than you think you are
  
• If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds of distance run, then yours is the earth and all that's in it (from the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling)
  
• If you want to touch the sky you better learn how to kneel (U2)
  
• No God, no peace....Know God, know peace
  
• Make time for your Daughters
  
• Sometimes you have to take the road less travelled
  
• It is good to have an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out
  
• Poo stinks. But if you kick it, it will reek to high heaven
  
• Be good at politics, but don't play it.
  
• Ask yourself, will it matter in five minutes, five days five years?
  
• Always keep your knives sharp
  
• Be prepared
  
• Mind your manners
  
• Read the Art of War
  
• Don't just study for the sake of studying, make sure the knowledge you gain is for the benefit of others, otherwise it is useless knowledge
  
• Teach your sons how to sew a button
  
• Learn how to make: one awesome dish and one signature dessert.
  
• Learn how to play a musical instrument
  
• Learn first aid
  
• Step outside your comfort zone, but not your convictions
  
• Demonstrate integrity
  
• Be on time. Being late is a sign of disrespect....it sends a message to the other person that you think their time is not important.
  
• It is just as important to end on time as it is to begin on time
  
• Pay attention to the little details
  
• Don't get caught in analysis paralysis
• Dare to live to a higher standard

TiPSI Dad