I tend to live by 9 principles: 1. Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help them build their future. 2. Listen with curiosity, speak with candor, and act with integrity. 3. Treat everyone with kindness--not because they are kindhearted, but because you are. 4. Don't try to make yourself great by making someone else look small. 5. Remember, everyone has a story. 6. We don't meet people by accident. 7. The best teachers are those who don't tell you how to get there but show the way. 8. Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up. 9. Appreciate those who have supported you, forgive those who have hurt you, help those who need you.