If it's the other guy's fault, you can't fix it. Don't blame other people for your problems. That gives them all the power. Own up to your mistakes.

Don't follow the crowd until you are sure you want to be where they're going.

When people are on the same page, when they agree wholeheartedly, when they see eye to eye, very little learning actually takes place. Insight and learning only occur when what we experience in the moment conflicts, clashes with, or expands our awareness beyond what we know or take for granted.

Sometimes in life you have to make difficult choices. The best time to make those choices is before you're confronted with them.

Invite someone to do something fun.

Preserve history. Don't delete it.