Paul Kurtz listed what he called “Ethical Excellences” that every person should acquire and cultivate:
• First is the excellence of autonomy or what Emerson called self-reliance. This means a person’s ability to take control of his or her own destiny. Such a person is self-directed and self-governed.
• Second, intelligence and reason rate high on the scale of values…. We need to develop our cognitive skills and good judgement…
• Third is the need for some self-discipline within the domain of passions and feelings… recognizing the harmful consequences that imprudent choices may have…
• Fourth, some self-respect is vital to psychological balance… A person needs to develop some appreciation for who he or she is and a realistic sense of one’s own identitiy. Confidence that one can succeed is essential.
• Fifth, Creativity, the fountainhead of innovation and invention, the boundless spirit of novelty and discovery. We can add to the sum of bountiful joys … only if we dare to do so.
• Sixth, We need to develop high motivation to seize the opportunities in life, to undertake new departures in thought, experience, and action.
• Seventh, Having an affirmative and positive attitude toward life, … the motivation to express our potentialities and capture opportunities…
• Eigth, An affirmative person has joie de vivre, a willingness to experience life to the fullest.
• Ninth, Having and maintaining good health is a precondition of everything else.
• Tenth, All these excellences clearly point to the goodness of life; The end, purpose and goal of life is to live fully and creatively, making each moment of beauty and brilliance count (?!). Recognizing the love for the beauty and goodness in every person (?!). Living affirmatively with joy is the birthright of all humanity, not just those serving a diety…("What is Secular Humanism" )(and paraphrased from "How to Live a Good Life"-M. Pigliucci.)

(Not too sure about that last one. Quite a few have gone over the cliff and on their way down. Practical reclamation appears illegal)