John Wooden’s father had rules about how he felt people should conduct themselves in life. He called these rules “two sets of threes.” The first set was about honesty:

Never lie.
Never cheat.
Never steal.

The second set was about handling tough times:

Don’t whine.
Don’t complaint.
Don’t make excuses.

Pretty good rules, if you ask me.

If you don’t know what this post/series is about, see the John Wooden tag and specifically the first quote I posted.