17th December 2025

25 Lessons for 2025

  1. Trust yourself. Your Gut-Feeling is rarely, if ever, wrong.
  2. Never put off a phone call.
  3. There are still only 24 hours in a day… and it’s plenty;
    there are still only 7 days in a week … and it’s plenty;
    and there are still only 52 weeks in a year… and it’s plenty.
    But how many years in a Life time? Never enough. It’s later than you think.
  4. Look after yourself. Everyone else is too busy.
  5. Push your luck. You’ll be amazed at how far it will go.
  6. There is no substitute for just doing the great work!
  7. Kindness really is magic.
  8. Care less about what others might think.
  9. The imperfect YOU is perfect for Purpose.
    YOUR strengths, talents, skills, and passions are yours for a reason.
  10. Life is not a competition. It’s a gift. You’ve already won the Jackpot, simply by being here! You de-serve it.
  11. Having a plan puts you ahead of 80 percent of the “competition”. Having a plan that you act upon puts you ahead of all the rest.
  12. Simplify… EVERYTHING.
  13. Clarify – Continually ask questions of yourself.
  14. Yield – one word, two meanings, begins with a “Y”…
    Your “Why” is your part of “THE Why”.
  15. Demand the best of yourself, and nothing of others.
  16. Commit FULY… or not at all. Dreams, translated into habitual sustained action, in a direction that builds… that’s the “secret”.
  17. Reflect honestly… and watch for patterns. Your answer is there.
  18. Care for yourself, in every aspect… mind, body, spirit.
  19. Most people don’t want their problems solved. They just want them heard.
  20. Black and White Thinking works wonders.
  21. Hope, Belief, Expectation, and Faith are very different. All need exercising. You get what you Expect.
  22. Lead yourself. Take Personal Responsibility.
    Don’t let the quagmire in. Don’t blame, complain, or explain.
    Just exercise Response-ability.
  23. Success is a decision.
  24. Happiness is A goal.
  25. Fulfilment is THE
Phil Olley

Phil Olley

Motivational Speaker, Author & Performance Coach

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