A Guide to a Good Life

I've had the great fortune to live a wonderful life with a loving family and many excellent and helpful friends. The purpose of this book is to set down guiding principles for a good life based on my experiences. I'm a list maker. One handy tool I've developed over the years is to have a "top five" list. I have selected five topics to address in this book and within each topic I describe in detail five principles that I believe will guide you to a good life. The five topics addressed are: 1. Bedrock values2. Maintaining your integrity3. Living a happy life4. Having a fulfilling work life5. Creating financial securityIf nothing else, I hope this book makes it clear that "how we get there matters." We are all going to the same destination (death), so make the journey worthwhile - explore new places, meet new people, do the unexpected, take some risks, laugh and play with enthusiasm, help those less fortunate than yourself, and leave the world a better place.I wrote this book, not because I have all the answers, not because I have more wisdom than you, but because to have knowledge and not share it with the community is to waste it. If this book provides help or inspiration even once, then it was worth my effort.