NEVER listen to naysayers. If you happen to fall or make a mistake, GET UP and start over, in a new direction. Never let anyone step on your dreams. If I think of more, I’ll be back. Oh, and don’t forget to sing and dance.

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I agree with Tony on several key issues. Education at an early age is an essential key. The ability to learn and continue learning can only add a wealth of knowledge to draw from as you get older. I also encourage volunteering and working to help others. The contributions and personal rewards are well worth the effort. As far as relationships are concerned, choose your friends wisely. Look and learn about their lives and the way they approach it before committing a friendship to them. Use some means to let them know that they matter to you and can count on you. Ask them if you can count on them. Verbal understanding goes a long way as opposed to assuming. Use your own judgment as to how you say this. The fact that she has been steady with her boyfriend throughout college sounds like a good sign of character, loyalty and patience on both of their parts. In these times that is very rare and commendable. Who knows, they may have what once was common in our culture. A lifelong mate at an early age. Fitness is next on my list. Establish healthy habits for the long haul. Consistent check ups and knowledge of family health issues can help make the best of your lifelong health efforts. Lastly, don’t take life too seriously and learn to reward yourself with a good time with others close to you as often as possible.

Do not expect a man to make you happy or fill your checkbook, be able to take care of yourself in whatever style you want to be in. Enjoy yourself in whatever year you are in. Enjoy life!

You can do anything you want if you try hard enough.

Take time to know yourself and be honest. Be smart with your time and your resources. Be curious about the present, the future and the past. Share!

Enjoy all that you can. learn and keep learning. Be there for your friends.

The best advice that I learned in high school but appreciated much later in life is: “To thine own self be true, and it will follow as night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” A second gem to think about is: The word silent has the same letters as listen.

“Get to know the inner contents of your inner world,” it will lead you to where you should go. Be happy—

First & foremost … enjoy the moment of being 21! Don’t hurry your life along or concentrate too much on when you will turn 22 or 25, just enjoy the year of 21, because what a great year it will be. Secondly, love yourself completely. All of your faults, quirks, and the other wonderful traits that make up YOU! As you do that, you will learn how to be comfortable in your skin and all will fall in place. Lastly, be financially smart and savvy. Put a little away in a savings account each week, especially one with a high interest return. Resist applying for a lot of credits. It will get you in trouble!!! (I should know). You should have one credit card that you use for emergency only and make sure you pay more than the minimum every month. Okay I have to say this again, enjoy being 21 and loving yourself!

1. Drink in moderation, if at all, and stay away from illicit substances, no matter how much you may feel like “seizing the day.” The few things I really regret in life were done under the influence. 2. Whether in work, love, or life in general, keep in mind that you get what you settle for. 2a. Know when to relax on rules of grammar.

Discover who you are before allowing stronger outsider’s to influence your life. Be true to yourself always. When you choose a partner for your intimate life remember you don’t have to share everything about your past…..This is advice I’ve given to my granddaughters.

Always stay focused on your goal! A perfect example is the creator of an online shopping search engine for women to save big on all their shopping called BIZLOPEDIA.COM, who was told that the idea would not work but stayed focused, and now is helping women all across the country save money on all shopping needs. http://www.Bizlopedia.com

I have a 20 year old daughter. The advise above is all wonderful but here is the thing - we are all able to give this great advise because of what we have learned along the way. I think we have to live our own lives, find our own ways, and learn the importance of these lessons on our own. My daughter is going to learn more from the way she sees me living my life than any words could ever hope to teach her.

Life is NOT a story line. Not a comedy or a tragedy. Even when you have one of those fabulous moments when you’ve grabbed a brass ring and you’re just sure it’ll be “happily ever after” from now on, life goes it’s own way. Remember, you don’t have to pull people down to move up. Stand up with them, eye to eye, toe-to-toe, tell the truth, at every altitude. Never forget Auschwitz.