My grandfather died young, so my grandmother constantly taught me to be independent, which she needed to do even though it was very difficult. She told me not to be reliant upon others for what you need. Be a strong, independent person who relies on herself for most of what she needs in life.
It’s difficult when you get married, but it is a good foundation to work from.
Jean Barnes via Facebook
My mother was a waitress and she wasn’t always treated nicely. She taught me to treat everyone with respect, no matter their position in life.
Kendra Banks, Wildwood
One of my teachers told my class at our all-girls high school that when we were dating, we should always be ourselves, and if a boy didn’t like that, move on and find the one boy who did. You just needed one. It didn’t matter what the others thought.
Sally Simms, Haddonfield
Both of my parents struggled quite a bit early on, so they frequently reminded us that debt is a really difficult thing to handle, and it can change you. They taught us to make that extra effort to pay down your debt, and life will be different. You just won’t have that heavy burden, that worry. The top priority should be paying off your debt.
Donna Earnhardt, Westmont
Honesty is not always the best policy, especially when friends are concerned. They are not always ready emotionally to hear our response or solution to the problem they present us.
Rose Marie Beachemin, Voorhees
My CEO would frequently say to me, “If you don’t know or you’re not sure, fake it. Just keep going forward.” It sounds funny but I do that every day.
Krista Blank, Mount Holly
Regarding opinions of others…don’t consider reputations, only actions.
Louise Frances Blackwell, Camden
Have the courage to live a life true to yourself, not the life others expect of you and always let your ‘freak flag’ fly!
Marla Meyers, Voorhees
When I was in college, one of my teachers said, “Every assignment doesn’t have to be perfect. Sometimes you just have to turn it in.” Sometimes when it’s 2 am and I’m worrying about something, I remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect. I let that go, and that’s when inspiration comes in.
Jenny Banks via Facebook
My brother, who is a career ninja, taught me three things: Go into discussions with an outcome in mind; ignore what you think people think about you (they’re too busy thinking about themselves) and get to your goal “with you, without you or in spite of you.”
Radha Desiken, Cherry Hill
If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary. I’ve found that to be true in business relationships, friendships, marriage, even book clubs.
Fradele Hornick, Cherry Hill
Worrying is like paying on a debt you may never owe. (Technically the advice came from a beautiful piece of art I bought at a craft festival back in my 20s.)
Lisa Barra, Marlton
My mom told me to always ask. If a person says no, she’s not turning you down, just the opportunity. It’s not personal.
Marla Feldman Vecchio, Marlton
All you have in life is your word. If you have a friend and you give them your word and you blow it, guess what, you don’t have that friend anymore. That happens enough and you’re going to have a reputation that you can’t be trusted.
Karen Sullivan, Blackwood
