What qualities you value in other people Work ethic. Passion for whatever you do. Honesty. I don’t care if you’re an attorney on Wall Street or a stay-at-home mom, be good at it. If you’re a lawyer, don’t be condescending. Be truthful and direct. If you’re a homemaker, have your kids involved with lessons or extra curricular programs at school. Take them to the library. Don’t just lounge around drinking by your pool all day and let the kids figure out their own meals. Be proud of what you do. Someone told me long ago: it costs nothing to be on time and have a good attitude. And in all likelihood, you’ll improve at whatever you keep after. If you can’t swim, take lessons. You may never compete in the Olympics, but at least you won’t drown. If you want to paint, paint. There are no contests, unless you enter one. If you hate it, throw it out and start again. Nobody even has to know. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t tell anyone. People ruin everything. A virtue and something I value is honesty. If you can’t be honest with yourself, how can you say you’re honest with others? What is it you’re so ashamed of, anyway? If you can’t help but embellish all your stories to make…