Look me in my eyes cuz ya handshake don't fool thee

shoulders up. eyes alert. head horizontal. to remember a name, repeat it after meeting someone for the first time. or just use it in a sentence. or a question. kinda like a prefix or suffix. stay grounded. take your own advice.

You was just frontin, now it ain't nuttin

be aware of your surroudings. always be prepared. keep some of your business cards on you at all times. come correct on stuff you say you're gonna do. follow-through on action items and assigned tasks. keep your composure. think before you speak. the only stupid question was the one you didn't ask. you cannot fail if you don't try. live life to the fullest.

If you got somethin to say, then cough it out
-Shyheim & Big L, "Furious Anger"

I just so happened to hear both the above song and the following bible passage twice (each) on wed. figured it probably wasn't a fluke. samuel jackson "popularized" it with his pulp fiction character, yet it is powerful by itself, although the movie version is not completely accurate. but it's mostly the voice...chills...

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.