14 Words That Will Never Fail You Dear Friend, Many years ago, I had a great boss and mentor who gave me an index card that changed my life. Headlined on the top of the card were the words, '14 Words That'll Never Fail You.' "Then came the list . . . 1. Prepare 8. Forgive 2. Listen 9. Trust 3. Smile 10. Change 4. Choose 11. Persist 5. Focus 12. Accept 6. Relax 13. Risk 7. Act 14. Wait "My boss told me that whenever I had an important decision to make, I should retreat to my office, think of all my options, and then read the list of 14 words. My boss told me that one of the words would always pop out at me. That word would steer me in the direction I should head. My boss told me that for over 45 years in business that list had never failed him, and I'm here to tell you that the list had never failed me for my last 45 years." He concluded his remarks by saying that this list is the greatest gift he could leave behind, and with that he passed out copies of his original index card to all those in attendance . . . Now you might want to try this list out for yourself. To subscribe to Bits & Pieces, visit The Economics Press Web site: http://www.epinc.com/homepages/motivational.htm Make good decisions, Rob Gilbert Editor, Bits & Pieces