When I was young they advised me to

Buckle down and try harder
Keep an eye out
Keep my nose to the grind stone

Now if that wasn't enough, I was further instructed to

Keep my chin up
Bite the bullet
Keep my eye on the donut not the hole
Never spit into the wind
Don't tug on ole supermans cape
Batton down the hatches (I checked, I didn't even have 1 hatch)

Then they added

Keep a smile on my face
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
Keep a stiff upper lip
Chin back, chest out - or was it the other way
Let a sleeping dog lie
NEVER to plow when the ground was wet

While I was busy doing all that silly stuff, Life passed me by.

Just a reminder that the Post Office knows where you live.

One day while looking out for #1, I stepped in #2.

I may be wrong from time to time, but I'm honest enough to lie about it.

A new plan may be necessary if everything you own is either broken, worn out, recently repoed or is in the pawn shop.