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A - Aim High Aim to be a success in life. Success is not just about being rich. It’s also about enjoying what you do and helping/supporting others.     B - Believe you Can Any positive thing you aspire to do, believe you can do it. Quote ~"Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!"~ Paul J. Meyer     C -Caring Attitude Care for people and help make this crazy world a better place. Your family, friends, the elderly, strangers. Be nice. Quote ~ Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier ~ Mother Theresa.

D - Drugs Drugs should be a “No, No”. They can be addictive, which is why you should not even give it a try, when asked to. It’s not Cool.     E - Exemplary A Good Example. You don’t have to be a saint but it’s nice to be a good example to others around you. Particularly your siblings, friends or classmates. Let your light shine. If people are looking for who to give Scholarships or great opportunities to, your name should be one of the first to be mentioned.     F - Friends Choose them wisely. Friends that will increase you. Not decrease you and drag you down.     G - Goals Set goals. They give you a sense of direction. Quote ~ "Wiithout goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” F Dodson     H - Honour your Parents This is important and even affects you when you have your own kids. Karma. Respect and listen to them. It’s not wise to shout on them and call them names. For those who do, it will come back to haunt them later in life. Be a joy to your parents. I - Inspire Inspiration is not just about education. You could inspire by words of encouragement to others, talents you have. Everyone has at least one talent, sadly some die without even discovering it. What are you good at? Quote ~ "Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go." J - Job If financially, your family is going through challenging times, how about getting a part-time job? Even if it’s just for a few hours on a Saturday. It will make you a bit financially independent and also take off some pressure from your parents. Bills have no sympathy these days. .

. K - Keep Positive You can change your destiny by changing your thoughts. Positive thoughts also bring positive karma (energy) your way. It’s true we will all face tough times at some point in life but they also give us experience which is important for life. Quote ~ "Life has to have struggles otherwise what would you learn from?" and even Oprah Winfrey said: “Turn your wounds into Wisdom”. Quote ~ "Formulate and stamp on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding." Norman Vincent Peale   L - Leisure Time Spend time doing what you enjoy. Engaging in hobbies is healthy and keeps you occupied. Sports, dancing, reading, games etc. It also keeps away depression.     M - Meditation or prayer Whatever religion you belong to – It’s nice to spend time to pray and meditate. This feeds the spiritual side of you. So many people say they are trying to find themselves. The answer to that comes from being in touch with your spiritual side.   N - Nourish your body Eat Healthy. Eat Moderately. There is no need to starve yourself to look "thin and sexy". If you are interested, I have a useful Twitter account which sends out information daily to help those suffering from Anorexia. The info guides people to recovery. FREE http://twitter.com/care4anorexics   O - Obedience Be obedient when you are aksed to do something. (positive) E.g homework or Chores at home. One day you will be in a position of authority and will give orders to people. I’m sure you would want them to obey you.

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P - Patience A very important virtue. It can be difficult as a Teen, but try to adopt it. Sometimes, it’s good that we don’t get what we ask for. Some kids are desperate for a Car and as soon as they get it, they crash it. There are many times when we have to be patient. Good things come to those who wait.   Q - Quietness t’s good to spend time to be quiet from time to time. Reflect on your life. Ask yourself questions. What progress are you making? How can you make improvements? Also, think about others – family and friends.   R - Respect people Even those younger than you and your Teachers. You are actually respected and honoured more, when you respect others.

S - Study Spend time to study. Go to the library. Spend quality time revising. Put in the effort and you will reap good results. Good Luck.     T -Talking It's good to talk but mind what you say about people and what you listen to. Don't get involved in bullying and avoid Gossip. It affects 3 people negatively: The person who told it, the person who hears it and the person who it's about.   U - Under Mining See everyone as an equal – not looking down on anyone, no matter their race, sex or size. Life is unpredictable. A person who is unpopular and poor today, could be rich and famous tomorrow – vice versa.  Quote ~ Never look down on anybody unless you're helpiing him up." ~ Jesse Jackson.

. Gosssip affects 3 people negatively: 1) The person who told it. 2) The person who hears it. 3) The person who it is about.

 

V - Vain

Beauty is good but it’s not all there is to life. True Beauty is virtue. (character). Have you seen a lady or guy who looks drop dead gorgeous but when you got to know their real character, you saw past her “beauty" or his "6 pack"?

 

W - Wisdom

Read. Update yourself with knowledge. Watch documentaries, keep up with the news. Enjoy quiz programs. You never know when the knowledge you have acquired will come in handy.

 

xXx - Sex

Don’t be pressured into it. There is a time for everything. Are you ready to be a Teen mother or Teen Father?  It may be “cool”  to do it, but that could be one of the results.

 

Y - Your "Yes"

Let your “yeah” be “yeah” and your “nay” be “nay.” Your word is your bond. Develop the habit of keeping your word and people will be trust you.

 

 

Zzz - Sleep on time.

As much as possible, avoid being out 1am, 2am in the morning. It’s not a good time to be out. You should be at home in “dreamland”. Don’t be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Jeez... the first day, I was out till 9pm as a Teen, My Dad was waiting at the Bus Stop for me. Do you wanna know what happened?

Yeah...  I bet you do. ٩(•̮̮̃•̃)۶