Richard Steele with governor general Dame Cindy Kiro.
I was talking to some guests about what I describe as the rules of life.
These are in no particular order, and or not ranking in importance, just a topic of conversation really. I wish a few more people would follow them, as the world could end up being in a better place. I won’t list them all, but here goes.
Richard Steele
First rule is never to buy a farm in the morning. I’ll tell you why later.
Never shoot a dog when you are angry. I think this is called a euphemism, though I’m no English student, it applies to reacting cautiously to any situation that arises, and that you feel the need to react to with your partner, your neighbour, child or workmate.
Leave that witty, or sarcastic, or damning comment , until you have cooled your heels. Half the time the remark didn’t need making.
A problem shared, really is, a problem halved, this is not just a cliche, put out there by do gooders. This one really works.
Those nights you wake and wonder what you have got yourself in for, or how you are going to make the next payment, have you chosen, or whether or not you in the right career… wake your partner and share your thoughts. Take or make time to reach out and talk to someone you trust, someone clever enough to listen without being judgmental, and if you don’t feel better after that, I’d be surprised .
Listen to all the advice you are ever given, but be prepared to ignore half of it. At least half. Given freely, good advice can be a bonus, though you never know the good from the bad until it is too late.
Some of the people you will meet, who go out of their way to show or to tell you how smart they are, are actually, the easiest people to fool.
If you love them, let them go. If they love you, they will come back. This is a quote actually, from a better writer than I’ll ever be, just true none the less
Don’t be scared to borrow money or use other people’s money to make more for yourself. By that, I mean from banks, not from rellies.
Budget and budget. I say it twice , because before you do a budget for your finances, you need to have done one for your life. Sound advice, because if you didn’t have a plan in the beginning, how will you ever be able to tell, where the wheels fell of, if in fact, they do?
Why never buy a farm in the morning? The sun low in the sky always gives the appearance of there being much more grass on the ground than there really is.
I’ve got a list of things I’ve cut out of my life to, some that will surprise you. Though I will await the response to this missive, before I detail any more.
