In a long life you can expect to profit heavily from at least a few of those opportunities if you develop the wisdom and will to seize them.

So there's an iron rule that just as you want to start getting worldly wisdom by asking "Why, why, why?,' " communicating with in other people about everything, you want to include why, why, why. Even ifit's obvious, it's wise to stick in the why.

Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day

Remember that just because other people agree or disagree with you doesn't make you right or wrong-the only thing that matters is the correctness of your analysis and judgment.