21 Suggestions for Success by Jackson Brown

21 Suggestions for Success by jackson Brown:

1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.

2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.

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3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.

6. Be generous.

7. Have a grateful heart.

8. Persistence, Persistence, Persistence.

9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most  modest salary.

10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

11. commit yourself to constant improvement.

12. Commit yourself to quality.

13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

14. Be loyal.     15. Be honest.    16. Be a self-starter.

17. Be decisive even if it means you'll sometimes be wrong.

18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.

19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

20. Take good care of those you love.

21. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.                       

                                                                                         - H.Jackson Brown Jr

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."

                      -Conrad Hilton

H.Jackson Brown Jr Quotes: 

1. Don't say you don't have enough time you have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo daVinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.

2. As you climb the ladder of success, be sure it's leaning against the right building.

3. Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.

4. Today give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

5. Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

6. Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

7. People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road doesn't mean they have gotten lost.

8. Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.

9. When you can't change the direction of the wind, Adjust your sails.

10. Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

11. Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.

12. Marrying an old Bachelor is like buying second hand furniture.

13. Nothing is expensive than a missed opportunity.

14. Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

15. You either make dust or eat dust.

16. If you are doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

17. Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

18. Twenty Years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

19. Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the Fruit is.

20. Life is slippery. Here take my hand.

21. Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.

22. Luck marches with those who give their very best.

23. Approaching Love and Cooking with reckless abandon.

24. Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

25. Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be Persisent, persistent, persistent... and have a grateful Heart.

26. Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

27. Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

28. Live and Learn and pass it on.

29. I have learned that it doesn't matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.

30. If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.

31. Never forget the nine most important words of any family - I Love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.

32. Tape record your parent's laughter.

33. You can't hire someone to practice for you.

34. I have learned that being kind is more important than being right.

35. Remember everyone you meet is afraid of something loves something and has lost something.

36. Kiss your children good night, even if they are already asleep.

37. When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is it's a Good indication of what you are made of.

38. success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

Above are some of the H.Jackson Brown Jr quotes on success, happiness, importance of job, how parent's shower unconditional love toward their children, Education and learning, why one should never  miss the opportunity,  character, dreams, marriage, cooking, etc,. 

About  H.Jackson Brown Jr :

H.Jackson Brown Jr is an American author.

Some of H.Jackson Brown Jr Works include:

    1. A Father's Book of Wisdom. 1988.

    2. P.S. I love you. Rutledge Hill Press, 1990.

    3. Life's little instruction book, (Volume 1). Rutledge Hill Press, 1991.

    4. Life's Little Instruction Book (Volume 2): A Few More Suggestions, Observations, and Remarks on   How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life. Thomas Nelson Inc, 1994.

    5. The Little Book of Christmas Joys. with Rosemary Brown, Kathy Peel. 1994.

    6. Wit and Wisdom from the Peanut Butter Gang. Rutledge Hill Press, 1994.

    7. Complete Life's Little Instruction Book. 1997.

    8. Kid's Little Treasure Books on What I've Learned...So Far. 1997.

    9. Life's Treasure Book of Christmas Memories. with G. G. Santiago. 1999.

    10. Life's Little Treasure Book on Things That Really Matter. 1999.

    11. Life's Little Treasure Book on Simple Pleasures. 1999.

    12. Live and Learn and Pass It On (Vol. 2): People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They've Discovered about Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000.

    13. Life's Instructions for Wisdom, Success, and Happiness. 2000.

    14. Life's Little Instruction Book, Volume 3. 2000.

    15. Life's Little Instruction Book from Mothers to Daughters. with Kim Shea. 2000.

    16. Life's Treasure Book on Friendship. 2000.

   17. Life's Little Instructions from the Bible Perpetua, with Rosemary C. Brown. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001.

    18. A Book of Love for My Son. with Hy Brett. 2001.

    19. A Book of Love for My Daughter. with Paula Flautt, Kim Shea. 2001.

  20. Highlighted in yellow: a short course in living wisely and choosing well. with Rochelle Pennington. Rutledge Hill Press, 2001.

    21. The Complete Live and Learn and Pass It on. 2007.