Life Lessons

There is so much to say when a child leaves home.  As a parent, you hope that you have modeled high standards for the past 18 years.  Here are the lessons that I shared with my daughter before she left for college.

1. Save 10% of your take home income. It’s much easier to establish this habit when you’re bringing home $200 a week.

2. Treat your body like an irreplaceable, expensive machine. Just remember to give it 7. 7 hours of sleep a night, 7 glasses of water a day, 7 fruits and veggies a day, 7 hours of exercise every two weeks.

3. Choose your friends carefully. You become the people you spend time with. If you don’t want to be a broke, underachiever, don’t hang around people who are.

4. Do more than you’re expected or paid to do. If you’re expected to make 15 prospecting calls a day, make 18. If you’re expected to produce five reports a week, produce six.

5. Rest and play. Take one day off a week. Use this day for worship, rest and play. If you can’t get your work done in six days, you can’t get it done in seven.

6. Pay attention to what people do. If the talk and the walk don’t match, believe the walk.

7. Follow Christ. Read the Word. Fellowship with other believers.

What would you add to this list?