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RULES OF LIVING WITH PEOPLE
1. When you meet young people - INSPIRE THEM.
2. When you meet children - EDUCATE THEM.
3. When you meet old people - HELP THEM.
4. When you meet wise people - STUDY THEM./1

5. When you meet good leaders - HONOUR THEM.
6. When you meet foolish people - AVOID THEM.
7. When you meet humble people - TREASURE THEM.
8. When you meet arrogant people - IGNORE THEM.
9. When you meet gracious people - EMULATE THEM. /2

10. When you meet aspirational people - ELEVATE THEM.
11. When you meet strong people - SUPPORT THEM.
12. When you meet godly people - BLESS THEM.
13. When you meet elderly people - RESPECT THEM.
14. When you meet weak people - STRENGTHEN THEM. /3

15. When you meet hardworking people - ENCOURAGE THEM.
16. When you meet kind people - ESTEEM THEM.
17. When you meet honest people - PROMOTE THEM.
18. When you meet virtuous people - REWARD THEM.
19. When you meet evil people - EVADE THEM. /4

20. And in all situations, watch, pray & wish everyone well.

Dr. Ben Carson said, "I struggled academically throughout elementary school yet became the best neurosurgeon in the world in 1987."

LESSON: Struggling is a sign that you are on a verge of success. Don't quit yet. /5

2. Bill Gates said, "I didn't even complete my university education but became the world's richest man."

LESSON: School does not make you rich. School is only supposed to polish what will make you rich, not make you rich. Education opens your eyes to life's possibilities. /6

3. Christiano Ronaldo said, "I told my father that we would be very rich but he couldn't believe me. I made it a reality."

LESSON: Your words rule your life. If you mean what you have said, each word will come to pass. You get what you say. /7

4. Hear Lionel Messi, "I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training and still became one of the world's best footballers."

LESSON: Believe in your dream. Don't let your pain & struggle tell you how your future will look like. Keep looking at the Big Picture. /8

5. Steve Jobs wrote, "I used to sleep on the floor in my friends' rooms, returned coke bottles for food, money, & got weekly free meals at a local temple. I later on founded Apple Company."

LESSON: You're small today doesn't mean you'll be small always. Keep trusting God. /9

6. Former British PM, Tony Blair said and I quote, "My teachers used to call me a failure, but I became a Prime Minister."

LESSON: Don't let other people's opinions of you become your reality. See yourself as better & go ahead to do better. Use your rain to plant your corn. /10

7. Bishop David Oyedepo said, "I started LFC from a tennis court with 3 members, preaching prosperity. Friends criticized me. Today, the church auditorium is the world's largest & we have 2 rated universities."

LESSON: Believe in yourself even if no one does. Don't quit. /11

8. Nelson Mandela said, "I was in prison for 27 years and still became president."

LESSON: You can be anything you want to be no matter where you have been or what you have been through. /12

9. REECE said, "I drove a taxi to finance my university education but today I'm a billionaire."

LESSON: Don't let your past decide the kind of future you should have. When life serves you lemons, make delicious lemonade from them. /13

10. Harland Sanders, KFC Founder said, "I was on the verge of suicide when the idea of opening a restaurant hit me after I retired as a cook in the Navy."

LESSON: Nothing is ever too late. Your future can begin at any age. Don't let AGE limit you. /14

11. Aliko Dangote said, "I worked for my uncle as a small boy & later took a loan from my uncle to open a tiny shop. I worked hard. Now I'm the richest man in Africa.

LESSON: Past limitations have no control over your greatness. To him that believes, all things are possible. /15

12. Barack Obama said, I'm the son of a black immigrant from Kenya. I graduated from Harvard and later became a Senator in Chicago. I was elected the President of the USA.

LESSON: Make the best of opportunities. Design your life like the sky where everyone aspires to reach. /16

13. Arnold Swarzzenegger said, I came to USA at age 15. I became 7-time world's strongest man & Mr. Universe; got a degree; became one of Hollywood's best actors; & was voted 2ce as Gov of California."

LESSON: Don't wait for everybody to believe in your ability and dreams. /17

"Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are." Martin Luther King Jr.

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