Do not be a "yes" person or people will take advantage
Generally do the complete opposite in life of what everyone else does in the hood - no felonies, no baby mama drama, keep to yourself
Keep your word
Stay strapped
WATCH your surroundings and the people in it
DO NOT engage in staredowns
If someone asks you if from such and such hood say NO....on most occassions
Dont let friends of friends or cousins of friends in your mamas house. Only your true friends
Unfortunately these are all the things you learn when being around really shytty,manipulative, and unhappy human beings.