We Don't Always Get It Right the First Time: Lessons for the Next Generation

By Gregory Brad Cutler

- Sometimes its better to finish last and have 99 people cheering for you, than to finish first and have to stand there all alone.
- A liar tells the truth every time he lies.
- When someone pulls out a camera, dont ask them to take a picture of you.
- If you dont think its funny, dont laugh.
- Control your animals and your children!
- Stop quoting people when you dont know what youre talking about.
- Live your funeral every day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 12, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491837122

Gregory Brad Cutler

Gregory Brad Cutler, an accomplished author with five published works to his credit, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Systems from Howard University and a Doctorate in Law from Georgia State University’s College of Law. His professional career as an educator spans over 25 years and includes working in the North Carolina Community College System and several years of teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Howard University. The genres of his writings include: prose, poetry, faith-based, motivational, and self-help works. As an educator, ordained elder, motivational speaker, and student of life, he says, “Nothing in the human experience is foreign to me. I might not have experienced it directly, but I’m a human being; so if my brother or sister goes through it, it’s not foreign to me.” His acumen as a gifted orator endears him to an audience of 2 to 2,000 and those who range in age from 1 to 100. He enjoys talking with people, and he confesses that the one thing that he hopes to give and to glean from every conversation is “some modicum of inspiration to become a better me.”

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WE DON’T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

Lessons for the Next Generation

GREGORY BRAD CUTLER

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/10/2013

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Contents

Syllabus

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Preface

Introduction

An Un-discovered Me

Lesson 1   You are enough!

Lesson 2   Communicate with different people!

Lesson 3   Don’t let failure paralyze you!

Lesson 4   Don’t fall in love!

Lesson 5   Stay away from people who boast about NOT CRYING!

Lesson 6   Be humble!

Lesson 7   Let others talk about you more than you talk about yourself!

Lesson 8   Build a life worth sharing!

Lesson 9   Secure your present before trying to share your future!

Lesson 10   Look in the mirror for introspection and inspection – not just reflection!

Lesson 11   Live your funeral!

Lesson 12   Get a job and do your job!

Lesson 13   Know the people in your life!

Lesson 14   Learn the art of arguing! If you never understand WHY you say no, you will never understand HOW to say yes.

Lesson 15   Embrace conflict!

Lesson 16   Respect personal boundaries and don’t go into personal spaces where you’re not wanted!

Lesson 17   Keep your opinions to yourself sometimes!

Lesson 18   Go on lots of dates!

Lesson 19   If you don’t find anything funny, don’t feel compelled to laugh!

Lesson 20   Be the real you – in every phase of your life!

Lesson 21   Be careful about the decisions you make when you are emotional!

Lesson 22   Strive to be at one with nature because you are a part of creation!

Lesson 23   Tattoos and body piercings aren’t for everybody!

Lesson 24   You DO care, so stop saying you don’t!

Lesson 25   Control your children and your animals!

Lesson 26   Think before you act!

Lesson 27   Don’t turn up your nose at the foods that people eat!

Lesson 28   Right is not always right – depending on what you use to distinguish right from wrong!

Lesson 29   Celebrate and honor your ancestors; and teach your young people to respect their elders!

Lesson 30   Don’t brag about being nasty!

Lesson 31   Don’t let your lips say something that your heart and mind disagree with!

Lesson 32   Handle traditions with honor!

Lesson 33   Hug people as often as they let you!

Lesson 34   Don’t be afraid to talk about death!

Lesson 35   Don’t teach your children hate or prejudice!

Lesson 36   When something or someone annoys you, don’t sit on it too long without saying something!

Lesson 37   Don’t try to steal the spotlight from other people!

Lesson 38   Stop quoting people and reciting clichés when you don’t mean it and when you don’t know what you’re talking about!

Lesson 39   Treasure the people who help you to deal with your scars and imperfections!

Lesson 40   Love … and if it seems that no one loves you back, keep loving and living!

Lesson 41   If you’re going to be a friend to somebody, be an honest friend!

Lesson 42   Stop trying to be perfect!

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