Here are some important life lessons that I’ve had to learn the hard way. As Ram Dass said, “we are all just walking each other home.” And if these life lessons help you in some way, then I am glad I wrote them down in this article.

20 Important Life Lessons

1. KEEP YOUR WORD.

2. WORK HARD.

3. DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY!

4. MINIMIZE YOUR EXPENSES AND SAVE MONEY.

5. SEE #4 BECAUSE THE ‘THINGS’ YOU BUY WON’T FIX WHAT YOU’RE MISSING.

6. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

7. REMEMBER, WHAT YOU ALLOW, YOU CHOOSE!

8. YOU CAN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE’S SUCCESS AND YOU CAN’T TAKE ON THE BURDEN OF THEIR FAILURES.

9. THIS MOMENT NOW…IS EVERYTHING.

10. TRAIN HARD AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

11. PEOPLE WILL SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE…JUST WAIT.

12. WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE…BELIEVE THEM.

13. TELLING SOMEONE YOU ARE PROUD OF THEM CAN CHANGE THEIR LIFE.

14. WATCH WHO CLAPS WHEN YOU WIN…AND WATCH WHO DOESN’T.

15. DON’T GET COMFORTABLE. YOU WILL MISS SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES.

16. ALWAYS BE KIND…EVEN WHEN YOUR DAY SUCKS.

17. LIFE IS A DANCE. SOMETIMES YOU’RE HITTING THE ROBOT AND SOMETIMES YOU TWIST YOUR KNEE. BUT YOU MUST KEEP DANCING.

18. THE WORLD IS SCARY. TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE YOU STRENGTH.

19. WHEN YOU’RE A DAD, YOUR WIFE AND KIDS ARE EVERYTHING.

20. WHAT BROKE YOU IS WHAT BUILT YOU. NEVER FORGET THAT.