The document emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in self-development, success, and happiness, insisting that individuals must stop hoping for others to take action on their behalf. It advocates for an attitude of engagement towards change, humor, positive thoughts, determination, respect, community, truth, integrity, and charity. Overall, it encourages readers to take an active role in their lives and relationships, highlighting the need for accountability and support for themselves and others.

1. important things about life All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

2. there’s a gazillion perfectly reasonable reasons why you need to All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

3. there’s a gazillion perfectly reasonable reasons why you need to here are some of the important ones All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

4. engage all the things All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

5. engage all the things that begin to happen the instant you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

6. stop hoping someone else will do things for you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

7. stop hoping someone else will do things for you you alone are responsible for your own self-development All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

8. stop hoping someone else will do things for you you alone are responsible for your success in life All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

9. stop hoping someone else will do things for you you alone are responsible for your own happiness All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

10. stop hoping someone else will do things for you you alone are accountable for all the things you cause to go right or wrong All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

11. accept that only you are responsible for your own development All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

12. accept that only you are responsible for your own development stop hoping someone else will do the learning for you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

13. accept that only you are responsible for your own success All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

14. accept that only you are responsible for your own success never hope someone else will simply hand it to you or wave a magic wand All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

15. accept that only you are accountable for every choice you make in your life All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

16. accept that only you are accountable for every choice you make in your life nobody else is. just you are All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

17. you must engage a new attitude toward change All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

18. you must engage a new attitude toward change your one guarantee in life aside from death, is that change will happen All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

19. you must engage a new attitude toward change stop hoping you never need to change All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

20. you must engage a new attitude toward change many times will arrive when you will need to All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

21. you must engage humour All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

22. you must engage humour to be able to laugh at yourself, at others and life is a blessing All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

23. you must engage humour your humour is infectious and will bring happiness to others & make them smile All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

24. you must engage positive thoughts All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

25. you must engage positive thoughts without a positive attitude you will struggle to innovate All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

26. you must engage positive thoughts to nurse your dreams All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

27. you must engage positive thoughts to create something great All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

28. you must engage positive thoughts to nurture it All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

29. you must engage positive thoughts to help you grow All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

30. you must engage positive thoughts to become the success you want to be All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

31. you must engage determination All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

32. you must engage determination to make dreams become a reality requires tenacity and steely determination All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

33. you must engage determination only you can provide the tenacious resolve All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

34. you must engage determination to succeed. no-one else can do it for you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

35. you must engage respect All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

36. you must engage respect first, you must learn to respect yourself All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

37. you must engage respect before you can learn to respect other people, their values, their freedom, their equality and their property All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

38. you must engage respect and respect nature & the environment All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

39. you must engage you parents because someday you will need to take care of their wellbeing All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

40. you must engage your family be the one they can rely on All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

41. you must engage your family be their rock, their defender All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

42. you must engage community your community needs your care All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

43. you must engage friends good friends support you through good and bad times All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

44. you must engage friends you must support them through their bad times too. or risk losing them All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

45. you must engage truth speak it, think it, be it All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

46. you must engage truth because we expect it from you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

47. you must engage truth don’t disappoint us All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

48. you must engage honour All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

49. you must engage honour without it you may devalue your existence All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

50. you must engage values do you know and stand by your personal values? All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

51. you must engage values if you don’t know yours, establish them immediately All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

52. you must engage fairness REMEMBER : do unto others as you would have them do unto you All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

53. you must engage fairness you will be called upon to make judgements All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

54. you must engage fairness above all, apply the truth All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

55. you must engage integrity All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

56. you must engage integrity remain steadfast. stay true. do not be inconsistent. All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

57. you must engage integrity you may not win friends but people will respect you for your consistency All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

58. you must engage charity you are fortunate & wealthy by comparison to millions of children, ill and dying people. don’t stint in the aid you offer All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

59. Friends & Family Careers & Colleagues Community & Environment Responsibility Accountability Self-Development Tenacious Resolve Creativity ENGAGE SUCCESS All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

60. do it All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007

61. fini All rights reserved copyright Robert Bruce 2007