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2Never let anyone know how hard you work
4Carve out a niche for yourself
5Under promise and over deliver
10Get people to assume you have already made the step
1Get them emotionally involved
4Be very, very good at finding the right people
5Respect individual differences
6Train them to bring you solutions, not problems
9Have principles and stick to them
2You’ll get older but not necessarily wiser
4Dedicate your life to something
5No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt
8You’ll never understand everything
9Know when to let go – when to walk away
10Find a new rule every day – or occasionally at least
1Anybody can be wealthy – you just need to apply yourself
2Decide on your definition of wealth
3Most people are too lazy to be wealthy
4Decide what you want money for
5Understand that money begets money
6It’s harder to manage yourself than it is to manage your money
7Only by looking wealthy can you become wealthy
8Know yourself – solo, duo or team player
9Don’t try to get rich too quickly
3Treat your child with respect
5Make sure they know what’s important
6Schooling isn’t the same as education
8Don’t look under the mattress
1Choose someone who makes you laugh
3You can’t make someone love you
5Allow your partner the space to be themselves
7Your partner is more important than your kids
9Never be too busy for loved ones
10The more you put out, the more you get back
‘Success is a good job earning lots of money’
1Success is what you say it is
2You’re responsible for your own life
‘We all have an absolute right to be respected’
3There’s a balance between the right to respect, and tolerance
‘A place for everything, and everything in its place’
4It’s not morally superior to be tidy
‘The best people will be there for you for life’
5People come and go, and it’s OK
‘Some people are just asking for it’
8Be on the side of the angels, not the beasts
‘Let people know when you’re right’
‘Guilt tells you where you’re going wrong’
1People believe what they want to believe
3If they feel small, they’ll big themselves up
4Everyone else is insecure too
5Teenagers hate you because they love you
6Some weirdos are great people
7Listen to what they don’t say
8Loneliness is a state of mind
9Credit people with your own ideas