Life changing advice

LylaElise

My dad died last year but its only in his death that I realise how well...wise he was.

He was usually a very optimistic man but this is one of the more cynical (but sadly true) things he said

"Never be too good at your job, you'll be considered indispensible in your role and never be considered for promotion. Its the lazy incompetent fecker that will be promoted just to be out of the way of a certain manager, before you know that lazy incomptenet fecker is your boss. Just the way it is..so never be too good at your job"

I never did follow that advice....neither did he. I think he preferred the respect that comes with being known as a hard worker than the riches that come with being a chancer.

I know I respect him.

Eve_Dublin

foxyboxer wrote: »

Stop trying to impress other people, they won't notice, because they are too busy trying to impress you.

Perfect.

a fat guy wrote: »

No-one can love you until you learn to love yourself.

I dunno about that. I hear that one bandied about a fair bit and I don't believe it. I know I've been loved in the past when I didn't think much of myself and I've loved a man who I don't think liked himself at all. He just couldn't see the good stuff about himself but I could.

MoonDancer

"Your kids need a happy mama"

The Radiator

dunno

MisterEpicurus

True 'Life-Changing Advice' comes into meaning when you tell pregnant women what smoking/drinking etc. can do to their child. This is literally 'life-changing'.

Duffman K

Dont eat yellow snow.

Dont worry about life, you'll never get out of it alive anyway.

pragmatic1

"Love many trust few and always paddle your own canoe".

msg11

Always stand by your decisions.

3 Months on after breaking up with my ex girlfriend, I hated myself for doing it. But there 2 weeks ago, after hearing something it all came back to me why I broke up with her. If I had of stood by my decision in the first place I could have been long over it.

So that's my advise.

ToddyDoody

"people differ from each other, and no amount of getting after them is going to change them"

alphanine

"You can beat the wife, but you can't beat the craic"

Wait, am I doing it right?

crazygeryy

the only thing written in stone is your headstone.

BlueSmoker

Confab wrote: »

I don't get it.

I consently get both live and life confused (probably other things spelt wrong too) but the intention is right, I always try to rhyme it with knive and it is always the complete opposite Life ( the thing that live would do without a knive stuck in you) Life (so I have no probs with the OP getting confused over that, well done everyone who replied to correct that spelling mistake, you must be so purfect)

One thing I was thinking about to day, is how I was lead to believe, when I was 18/20 I would understand everything, I would be an adult and I could handle anything, cause it was my job to do that. I'm 43 now, and I know I know less than I did when I was 18/20, every question I find an answer for, throws 5 different question in the air. Life is the worst(thoughest) examine I have ever sat, but also the best. Thank god there is no right answers or we would all be screwed

BlueSmoker

BlueSmoker wrote: »

I consently get both live and life confused (probably other things spelt wrong too) but the intention is right, I always try to rhyme it with knive and it is always the complete opposite Life ( the thing that live would do without a knive stuck in you) Life (so I have no probs with the OP getting confused over that, well done everyone who replied to correct that spelling mistake, you must be so purfect)

One thing I was thinking about to day, is how I was lead to believe, when I was 18/20 I would understand everything, I would be an adult and I could handle anything, cause it was my job to do that. I'm 43 now, and I know I know less than I did when I was 18/20, every question I find an answer for, throws 5 different question in the air. Life is the worst(thoughest) examine I have ever sat, but also the best. Thank god there is no right answers or we would all be screwed

This is it your one act play, don't feck it up. (mind you if you do it brings depth to your character)

AskMyChocolate

golden lane wrote: »

my only advice is.....is you never expect anything.....you will never be disappointed..

golden lane wrote: »

are you an alien.....et type...

If you're going to ....attempt to be any sort of a decent troll...don't use dots... it eh...undermines your ability...to really get under peoples ...skin...as has been seen ...in so many ..other threads.:pac:

....period.:)

BUBBLE WRAP

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Meaning that if you dont have sex offen enough, em you ah....Nevermind...

beks101

Not really advice, more of a statement, but 'life is short' is a line that influences most of my decisions.

Often it's the difference between me actually having a pair of (lady) balls and taking a risk and sitting on my as5 fretting about it.

teddansonswig

lefty loosey righty tighty

uch

Don't stick yer fork in that socket!

marienbad

''leave the gun take the cannoli ''

Jesus Wept

You want to be rich, don't you?
You see this book? This book tells the future.
Tells the results of every major sports event till the end of this century.
Football, baseball, horseraces, boxing.
The information in here is worth millions, and I'm giving it to you.

southcentralts

grow up - great advise, which I never get tired of hearing.

iguana

I have to admit I took this rant about relationships from Scrubs to heart many years ago.

"Bottom line... is the couples that are truly right for each other wade through the same crap as everybody else but the big difference is they don't let it take 'em down. One of those two people will stand up and fight for that relationship every time."

MonkeyBalls

don't try to save a ho, captain.

uch

southcentralts wrote: »

grow up - great advise, which I never get tired of hearing.

Did you manage it yet?

southcentralts

uch wrote: »

Did you manage it yet?

in the last few minutes? NO, but your concern is touching.

uch

southcentralts wrote: »

in the last few minutes? NO, but your concern is touching.

And It's Genuine, I'm the Looker Outer for new Boardsies

DEFTLEFTHAND

Be yourself your unique and talented, persevere in your goals and never give up, even if you fail nobody could ever accuse you of not trying.

I remember my Dad telling me that on a night where I felt like sh1t.

southcentralts

just be yourself - but not on the Internet.

cliffandclare

Learn to embrace and accept change , life is always changing, its a bit easier if you welcome the change rather than fight it.

Shryke

Never be hesitant or afraid to see a doctor or health professional. That's a pretty practical one that a lot of people could use I'm sure.

Nothing starts tomorrow. It starts now or never.

BBDBB

Life is an interview for a job you didnt know you'd applied for gets truer and truer as life goes on

Lima Golf

From my mother:
"we have two ears and one mouth because we should listen twice as much as we speak"

HOS 1997

You'll regret the things you don't do far more than the things you do.

Very true.

Jimmyhologram

A Paradox

1. It's not nice to be taken advantage of, so always be on the look out for the disingenuous types.

2. However, it's worse to never be open and trusting of people. Try to give people the benefit of the doubt. Getting screwed from time to time is a small price to pay.

The first piece of advice was given to me by my father, but the second is closer to the way that he actually conducts his life.

Pottler

Never work for money, make your job somthing you enjoy doing and money will follow. I try and tell my employees this but not too many of them fall for it, they tend to want their money. By and large, it is true though.

stek

Never argue with a fool.

Green Mile

Op here,

Muhammad Ali once said:

To be a champ you have to believe you're a champ, if you can't do that, you have to pretend

The above has definitely impacted my life positively, I just replace the word champ with confident or happy or whatever is apt

Dyr

Its funny how most of the advice people offer on life is about keeping your employer or partner happy

housetypeb

Call no man foe, but never love a stranger.
Build up no plan, nor any star pursue.
Go forth with crowds; in loneliness is danger.
Thus nothing God can send,
And nothing God can do
Shall pierce your peace, my friend

BroomBurner

"If someone is picking on you, find their weakness and use it against them".

Life-changing as it stopped me from being bullied ever again.