Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
Randy PauschGive yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.
Randy PauschYou will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you have, the more you will look around and use that as the metric and there will be someone with more.
Randy Pausch