Whatever You Become, Become Your Best: The College and Graduate Guide to Wisdom for Success in Life

WISDOM FOR SUCCESS "Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life." "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best" communicates the important and often neglected message that if you want to become the best person you can be, you must devote yourself to becoming wise about what success consists of. You need wisdom, and not just information and academic knowledge to succeed in life. Without wisdom, all the good grades or even money, power, and fame will not necessarily bring you happiness and well-being. THE LEARNED POWER OF WISDOM "It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise." (George R.R. Martin) Become more insightful about the importance and power of wisdom, as it is wisdom that teaches us the basics for living a successful life: Having a moral compass and foundation for standing firm during any storm in life The importance of making thoughtful judgments and choices based on a sound awareness of value-based priorities and consequences The centrality of developing worthwhile qualities of mind and spirit, like self-understanding, patience, compassion, love, peace of mind, and a positive sense of well-being The value of personal development, like good character, self-mastery, and finding a worthy purpose The commitment to improve and grow by learning from your mistakes Understand that you are not born with wisdom, as it is a quality and life-enhancing resource that can only be acquired and developed through learning and personal experience. TAP INTO INSIGHTFUL QUOTATIONS and TIME-HONORED WISDOM "It is often not the words but the message behind the words that makes a quote so meaningful. Even the shortest quotations can convey the most powerful of messages, provide meaningful perspective, and impart hard-won wisdom. " (Paul and Lizzie Ayoub) "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best" offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to benefit from a great collection of inspirational quotations, along with helpful and insightful author commentaries, that cogently communicate relevant and invaluable time-honored wisdom for success. DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE OLD TO BECOME WISE ABOUT SUCCESS "Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late." (Benjamin Franklin) It is crucial to learn and develop wisdom as early in life as possible. It is far more beneficial to have the advantage of wisdom as you are creating your life, rather than only when you are old and looking back on it. "Be old while you are young and stay young when you are old." (Chinese proverb) AN IDEAL GIFT If you are a parent, grandparent, relative or good friend of a student or other aspiring individual, "Whatever You Become, Become Your Best," will be an excellent and wise gift that will keep on giving.