| Introduction | p. 1 |
| There Are Twenty-four Hours in a Day | p. 3 |
| Never Feel Sorry for Yourself | p. 5 |
| You Can't Spend More Than You Have | p. 7 |
| You Can Only Help Yourself. Each of Us Must Do It for Ourselves | p. 9 |
| There Is Always a Way To Do Something Better | p. 11 |
| As the Song Says, "Pick Yourself Up and Start All Over Again" | p. 12 |
| Have You Made Up Your Mind As to What You Love To Do? | p. 14 |
| Do You Change Your Mind Often? | p. 16 |
| Are You Flexible? | p. 18 |
| Do You Care for What You Do? | p. 21 |
| Does the Weather Affect Your Daily Life? | p. 23 |
| Do You Learn Something New Every Day? | p. 24 |
| Do You Go Back on What You Say You Will Do? | p. 26 |
| Make Rules for Yourself | p. 28 |
| Who Are You and Who Do You Want To Be? | p. 30 |
| What Is My Idea on How To Become an "Original"? | p. 32 |
| You Have To Work at Staying in Top Physical Shape Like an Athlete | p. 34 |
| There Aren't Any Shortcuts | p. 36 |
| I Believe You Must Get Your Inspiration from Within Yourself | p. 38 |
| Wishing Is Nice, but It Doesn't Work | p. 40 |
| Just a Reminder: Your Health Is Most Important | p. 42 |
| Have Patience in Whatever You Do | p. 44 |
| You Can't Discuss or Give an Opinion on a Subject About Which You Know Nothing | p. 47 |
| If You Are Going for an Interview, Make Sure You Are Totally Prepared | p. 48 |
| Listen and Learn | p. 50 |
| Think | p. 52 |
| You Can Exercise in Many Places | p. 54 |
| Don't Tell People What You Are Going To Do ... Do It! | p. 56 |
| Do You Have a Hobby | p. 58 |
| What Do You Think You Will Leave After You're Gone? | p. 60 |
| What Are Your Thoughts About Love | p. 62 |
| Are You a Gambler in Life? | p. 64 |
| Are You Certain That You Will Reach Your Goals? | p. 67 |
| The More I Think About It, the More I Realize the Importance of Our Legs | p. 68 |
| Do You Like Yourself? | p. 70 |
| Do You Believe There Is a Strong Power Watching Over You? Maybe Motivating You? | p. 72 |
| Are You Envious of Others? | p. 74 |
| Do You Study Yourself Day After Day? | p. 76 |
| Remember, the World Doesn't Owe You Anything | p. 78 |
| Who Motivates You? | p. 80 |
| Do You Believe in God? | p. 82 |
| Do You Know Where You Are Heading? | p. 84 |
| My Thoughts on Smoking and Drinking | p. 86 |
| How Do You Handle Holidays? | p. 88 |
| These Ideas Are All My Own | p. 90 |
| How I Changed My Life | p. 92 |
| If at First You Don't Succeed, Then You Only Have Yourself To Blame | p. 94 |
| Think Twice Before You Have Many Different Credit Cards | p. 96 |
| I Never Read Other Books About Philosophies of Life | p. 98 |
| Do You Take Life Too Seriously? | p. 100 |
| If You Succeed, All of the Credit Goes to You | p. 102 |
| Don't Borrow Money...You'll Be Sorry | p. 104 |
| If You Are in Charge, Be in Charge | p. 106 |
| How Do You Feel About Retiring | p. 108 |
| My Concepts About Retiring | p. 110 |
| You Know You're Old When You Retire | p. 114 |
| Only You Can Tell How You Feel While You're Getting Older | p. 116 |
| There Are Many Advantages To Being a Senior | p. 118 |
| I Have Lived in a Senior Center for the Past Sixteen Years | p. 120 |
| Don't Be Afraid of Growing Older | p. 122 |
| Have You Given Up on Your Desires? | p. 124 |
| Have You Become a "Couch Potato?" | p. 126 |
| Where Will You Spend Your Retirement Years? | p. 128 |
| As I Get Older, I Must Have Fun with My Life | p. 130 |
| Don't Live Only for Your Kids | p. 132 |
| You Have To Be a Bit Selfish | p. 134 |
| Study Yourself As You Get Older | p. 136 |
| Set Up a Purpose for Yourself | p. 138 |
| Take Care of Your Eyes and Ears | p. 140 |
| As You Get Older, You Will Experience the Same Things That All Seniors Do | p. 142 |
| I Am So Lucky To Be Alive and Still Doing What I Love To Do | p. 143 |
| Stay Busy and Involved | p. 145 |
| Are You Able To Handle Being Alone As You Grow Older? | p. 146 |
| If You Are Young, Have You Given Much Thought to How You Will Handle Growing Older? | p. 148 |
| Are You Keeping Active As You Are Getting Older? | p. 150 |
| Are You Going To Do All the Things You Wanted To Do As You Get Older? | p. 152 |
| How Will You Occupy Twenty-four Hours a Day? | p. 153 |
| Are You Expecting Your Kids To Take Care of You? | p. 154 |
| Keep Your Weight Under Strict Control | p. 156 |
| We Never Get Too Big To Stop Studying | p. 158 |
| You Don't Need Heavy Weights | p. 160 |
| Never Stop | p. 162 |
| Why Say You're Going To Do Something and Then Never Do It? | p. 164 |
| Confidence and Conceit | p. 166 |
| Have You Decided What Will Happen to Your Life's Work "After You've Gone?" | p. 168 |
| Have a Typewriter Handy So You Can Type Your Ideas Out | p. 170 |
| As They Say in Lotto, You Never Know | p. 172 |
| If You Wanted To Go from New York City to Los Angeles, You'd Get a Map! | p. 173 |
| Find Out What You Do Best and Then Train Your Brain in Your Strong Points | p. 174 |
| Remember, Your Brain Is the Storeroom for Your Thoughts | p. 176 |
| Feed Things into Your Brain | p. 178 |
| Train Your Brain | p. 179 |
| What Would Keep You Happy in Your Senior Years? | p. 180 |
| What Are You Expecting from Others? | p. 182 |
| Control Your Food Intake | p. 184 |
| If You Have To Be Somewhere at a Certain Time, Try To Be There a Little Ahead of Time | p. 186 |
| Don't Sell Yourself Short | p. 188 |
| In America, Everyone Has a Chance | p. 190 |
| You Must Have the Goods | p. 193 |
| Give Yourself a Chance | p. 195 |
| English and Math to Me Are the Two Most Important Subjects We Must Study in America | p. 196 |
| "It's Not What You Know, but Who You Know." Total Bull! | p. 198 |
| Do You Get Embarrassed? | p. 200 |
| Do You Pray? | p. 202 |
| You Have a Brain, Use It! | p. 204 |
| Keep Reminding Yourself That You Must Stay on Track | p. 206 |
| If I Knew at Twenty What I Know at Eighty | p. 208 |
| Have a Second Typewriter As a Backup, Just in Case | p. 210 |
| Are You Jealous of Others? | p. 212 |
| How Do You See Yourself? | p. 213 |
| "Simplicity," Dizzy Gillespie Said to One of His Drummers | p. 215 |
| Start at the Age of Fifteen or Sixteen | p. 217 |
| The Amazing Brain | p. 219 |
| More About the Brain | p. 220 |
| Even More About the Brain | p. 222 |
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