The Rules Of Everything: A Complete Code For Success And Happiness In Everything That Matters

By (author) Templar, Richard
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Whether it''s at work or in their relationships, as parents or managing their money, the Rules have described how happy and successful people behave for over 25 years. The Rules of Everything contains the top 100 rules from the bestselling Rules books, as voted for by readers, so you can follow the common-sense advice on how to be happier and more successful.
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Whether it’s at work or in their relationships, as parents or managing their money, the Rules have described how happy and successful people behave for over 25 years. The Rules of Everything contains the top 100 rules from the bestselling Rules books, as voted for by readers, so you can follow the common-sense advice on how to be happier and more successful.

Table of contents:

The Rules of Work

1. Get your work noticed

2. Never let anyone know how hard you work

3. Set personal standards

4. Carve out a niche for yourself

5. Under promise and over deliver

6. Know what you want long term

7. Don’t gossip

8. Put things in perspective

9. Never disapprove of others

10. Get people to assume you have already made the step

The Rules of Management

1. Get them emotionally involved

2. Accept their limitations

3. Encourage people

4. Be very, very good at finding the right people

5. Respect individual differences

6. Train them to bring you solutions, not problems

7. Work hard

8. Be proactive, not reactive

9. Have principles and stick to them

10. Go home

The Rules of Life

1. Keep it under your hat

2. You’ll get older but not necessarily wiser

3. Accept yourself

4. Dedicate your life to something

5. No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt

6. It’s OK to give up

7. Don’t dwell on the past

8. You’ll never understand everything

9. Know when to let go – when to walk away

10. Find a new rule every day – or occasionally at least

The Rules of Wealth

1. Anybody can be wealthy – you just need to apply yourself

2. Decide on your definition of wealth

3. Most people are too lazy to be wealthy

4. Decide what you want money for

5. Understand that money begets money

6. It’s harder to manage yourself than it is to manage yourmoney

7. Only by looking wealthy can you become wealthy

8. Know yourself – solo, duo or team player

9. Don’t try to get rich too quickly

10. Know when to stop

The Rules of Parenting

1. Relax

2. Look pleased to see them

3. Treat your child with respect

4. Use praise wisely

5. Make sure they know what’s important

6. Schooling isn’t the same as education

7. Remember Newton’s Third Law

8. Don’t look under the mattress

9. You can’t fix everything

10. Don’t guilt-trip them

The Rules of Love

1. Choose someone who makes you laugh

2. You can’t change people

3. You can’t make someone love you

4. Be nice

5. Allow your partner the space to be themselves

6. Be the first to say sorry

7. Your partner is more important than your kids

8. Contentment is a high aim

9. Never be too busy for loved ones

10. The more you put out, the more you get back

The Rules to Break

‘Success is a good job earning lots of money’

1. Success is what you say it is

‘The world is against you’

2. You’re responsible for your own life

‘We all have an absolute right to be respected’

3. There’s a balance between the right to respect, an