Best Advice Ever Given

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  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    never compare yourself to others
  • 4jamaica
    4jamaica Posts: 69 Member
    My dad always said "It takes twice as long to do it wrong."

    What he of course meant was that if you take shortcuts the first time, you'll probably have to redo things and thus negate that extra time/effort you "saved". A great lesson on weight loss (as well as a directive to read instructions before assembly).
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Make sure that there's sufficient toilet paper nearby when you got the runs.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • justjenny
    justjenny Posts: 529 Member
    Loving this thread
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,633 Member
    Quit talking ..... and just do it :bigsmile:
  • Kyfrog
    Kyfrog Posts: 19 Member
    "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."
  • hiddenaudacity
    hiddenaudacity Posts: 122 Member
    Some great ones on here! Mine is from my old boss:

    "Where there's doubt there's no doubt."
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    May your words today be sweet and tender, for tomorrow you may have to eat them.

    Breathe in peace, breathe out love.

    (for parenting moments) Make the consequence fit the crime. and Consequences should punish the child, not the parent.

    Garbage In, Garbage Out.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    Make sure that there's sufficient toilet paper nearby when you got the runs.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    or a sponge


    also my friend is fond of the two of these


    be kinder than necessary

    it's hot as balls
  • nickgarner6
    nickgarner6 Posts: 106 Member
    The day my Grandfather moved out of my great-grandfather's house to live on his own my great-grandfather said "Son, if you ever need a helping hand its on the end of your arm"

    My other grandfather says "No one ever drowned on their own sweat"
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    "This too shall pass." It's gotten me through a lot of rough situations.
  • P05T5CRIPT
    P05T5CRIPT Posts: 285 Member
    "If it's to be, it's up to me."

    My father always said that to me, you are in charge of your own destiny, if you want it, then make it happen.
  • fitjulz40in12
    fitjulz40in12 Posts: 32 Member
    Happiness comes from within
  • "Enjoy being young, it doesn't last long" - Pops
  • :flowerforyou:
  • powerpuffgirl66
    powerpuffgirl66 Posts: 143 Member
    "If you ain't first, you're last." - wisdom of Ricky Bobby

    "Every rose has a thorn." - wisdom of Bill & Ted

    "Keep moving forward." - Walt Disney

    "You can either be your greatest cheerleader or your worst enemy. Choose wisely." - no idea
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Don't be upset if you don't get the results you wanted from the hard work you didn't do.

    HEY!!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    You can't say youve exhausted all your resources until you ask me to help you.

    Two feet can take you anywhere, but my two feet plus your two feet can take us everywhere.

    You don't know how to have someone else's back until two things happen.
    1. Someone got your back when you most needed it.
    2. No one got your back when you most needed it.
  • gatorginger
    gatorginger Posts: 947 Member
    Treat others the way you want to be treated :}
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Treat others the way you want to be treated :}

    ALSO - dont assume that people are treating you the way they want you to treat them in return. My dad said there is no reverse golden rule, you cant treat someone like crap cause "I thought they wanted me to because thats how they treat me".

    This is especially true with little brothers :grumble:
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Treat others the way you want to be treated :}

    ALSO - dont assume that people are treating you the way they want you to treat them in return. My dad said there is no reverse golden rule, you cant treat someone like crap cause "I thought they wanted me to because thats how they treat me".

    This is especially true with little brothers :grumble:

    I just cracked up. SO TRUE!
  • ericadawn92
    ericadawn92 Posts: 346 Member
    I just bookmarked this thread! I'll read it any day I'm feeling down :D

    This advice hasn't really been given to me specifically, but it might be my all-time favorite quote:

    "For what it’s worth: it’s never too late, or in any case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you have never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

    I love remembering that it is NEVER too late to change and be who you want to be!
  • kmcgrath1
    kmcgrath1 Posts: 175 Member
    The 5 (6) P's...

    Propper Planning Prevents (Piss) Poor Performance!

    Definitely goes with everything in life.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    It wasn't advice but the best thing anyone ever said to me was:

    "You are her (my mother's) link to reality. You'll never get rid of her."

    To put that in perspective. I was raised in a very emotionally and mentally abusive atmosphere. I WAS my mother's pillar. I was her protector. I was her sounding board. And yes, I was her sanity. At the age of 9 she was asking me for relationship advice. By 10 she was letting me make huge life decisions for her and then BLAMING me when things went wrong.

    I learned to be quiet. To be supportive. To not be a person. And I wasn't.

    It was a very odd relationship. I made all her decisions. She made all mine.

    And then. At the tender age of 17. I fell in love. But I still let my mother make all my choices about how I would interact with this fellow and I tried to be with him the way I was with her (quiet, steady, ever present support with no emotion). He dumped me. No surprise there... and when he left he said the above *points up*.

    It wasn't advice. He stated it like it was FACT. Like I would be stuck to her FOREVER and I would never, ever be free of that life.

    That simple statement, stated so firmly, pushed me to change things.

    :) So he broke my heart but he set me free.
  • luckyforalltime
    luckyforalltime Posts: 11 Member
    "Don't expect different results if you don't change what you are doing."
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    Just because you think it, doesn't mean you have to say it out loud.
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    It wasn't advice but the best thing anyone ever said to me was:

    "You are her (my mother's) link to reality. You'll never get rid of her."

    To put that in perspective. I was raised in a very emotionally and mentally abusive atmosphere. I WAS my mother's pillar. I was her protector. I was her sounding board. And yes, I was her sanity. At the age of 9 she was asking me for relationship advice. By 10 she was letting me make huge life decisions for her and then BLAMING me when things went wrong.

    I learned to be quiet. To be supportive. To not be a person. And I wasn't.

    It was a very odd relationship. I made all her decisions. She made all mine.

    And then. At the tender age of 17. I fell in love. But I still let my mother make all my choices about how I would interact with this fellow and I tried to be with him the way I was with her (quiet, steady, ever present support with no emotion). He dumped me. No surprise there... and when he left he said the above *points up*.

    It wasn't advice. He stated it like it was FACT. Like I would be stuck to her FOREVER and I would never, ever be free of that life.

    That simple statement, stated so firmly, pushed me to change things.

    :) So he broke my heart but he set me free.


    This made my heart hurt. I hope you are healing and happy.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Farts are like prisoners, make sure you can trust them before they're released.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    The 5 (6) P's...

    Propper Planning Prevents (Piss) Poor Performance!

    Definitely goes with everything in life.

    Except in spontaneous adventure mode Rahhhhhhhhhh!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Farts are like prisoners, make sure you can trust them before they're released.

    Thought you were going to say keep innocent bystanders away from the prison door!!!