Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

Stop asking for directions so much. Assuming that you're in a safe environment, pay attention and figure things out for yourself. Have the nerve to take a wrong turn now and then. You'll develop better working instincts and have more self-esteem too.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.

I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don't take it personally. Instead, find out what's needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don't take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.