If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.

What women want is what men want. They want respect.

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.

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

Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them