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Great thread...Here a few things I was taught long ago by my father and grandfather.
1. My Dad said...Introduce yourself to everyone and their mother.
Over the past 20 years, I have never received a job by handing in a resume...of course I did hand out hundreds of them but my jobs were always from people who I met, who liked me and either gave me a job when I needed one or introduced me to someone who gave me a job.
2. In the long term, a good reputation (from being honest, a stand-up person, good business person, or whatever) is like gold.
How true this is...I was on the limb for a lot of money after a "friend" did a weekend move and emptied out his warehouse/offices. Instead of declaring bankrupcy like my so-called friend, I spent the next 18 months working my business as usual and paid everyone back. Years later, I can get credit anywhere at any business in my city and my friend had to move out because he was black listed by every business in the city (word travels fast when you screw lots of people out of their cash).
3. If you can count you "true" friends, (you know, the ones who will spot you a ticket home when your parents are sick and your short on cash), on one hand when your time is up, you are a lucky person.
Said by my grandfather just before he passed on.
Finally, I learned this from others but the saying is so true...for me anyway. Basically, when your 18, you think you parents are out of touch, old-fashioned, stupid and have no clue but when your 38, you realize how smart they really are. No shit. I took me at least that long to appreciate them and I am very lucky to still be able to count on their wisdom when I ask for it.
My two cents worth.
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Life's jounney is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn-out shouting, "Holy sh*t! What a ride!" - unknown 
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