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23/09/2009

On the 21st November 2009, my son, George, will be 1 year old. Just before he was born I had an urge to write down all the things in life I wish I had been told before I embarked on this mad little journey. However, because I’m a lazy arse, I never got round to it.

So now that his first birthday is fast approaching, I’m about to get all philisophical and share my tips for life. In this first post I will list all of my tips, I will then elaborate on each one in subsequent posts.

It is also worth noting that I left out some obvious points such as ‘Live every day as if its your last’ and ‘Life’s too short’, these I consider to be pre-requisites!

I want to give a bit of recognition to an excellent post which inspired this one a little bit. So make sure you check out 100 ways to live a better life.

And finally, here are my tips for life:

  1. Silence often says more than any words.
  2. Learn something from every single person you meet.
  3. Be kind and sharing but ultimately be selfish.
  4. Support Liverpool F.C.
  5. Don’t take yourself (or anything for that matter) too seriously.
  6. If you’re happy, carry on what you’re doing, if you’re unhappy, change whatever it is you’re doing.
  7. Be humble.
  8. Appreciate how lucky you are.
  9. Be confident.
  10. Ask questions.
  11. Be reflective.
  12. See the good in everyone.
  13. Rise above adversity.
  14. Support Liverpool F.C.
  15. Don’t take things personally or get defensive.
  16. School will be the best years of your life despite how you feel at the time, but remember school is only a small part of your life.
  17. Enjoy being a child/don’t grow up too quickly.
  18. Observe.
  19. Do things for you.
  20. Support Liverpool F.C.
  21. If you cant say anything nice dont say anything at all.

Now listen to this classic (lyrics).

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