Rules To Break

By (author) Templar, Richard
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Get ready to experience the Rules effect. Begin to get more out of life, shrug off adversity more easily and generally be a happier, calmer, more fulfilled person. You’ll feel the benefits, and so will everyone around you. 
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A personal code for living a better, happier, more successful kind of life.
Table of contents
1 “Success is a good job earning lots of money”   Rule 1: Success is what you say it is  2 “Some people are just born lucky”   Rule 2: Don’t envy other people  3 “You need the right qualifications”   Rule 3: Exams aren’t the be all and end all  4 “Your parents are always right”   Rule 4: Don’t expect your parents to be perfect  5 “Your parents are responsible for how you turn out”   Rule 5: Give your parents a break  6 “The world is against you”   Rule 6: You’re responsible for your own life  7 “We all have an absolute right to be respected”   Rule 7: There’s a balance between the right to respect, and tolerance  8 “You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family”   Rule 8: Your siblings should be your best friends for life  9 “Teacher knows best”   Rule 9: Getting on at school is not the same as getting on in life  10 “Have something to say for yourself”   Rule 10: If you find it hard to talk, try listening  11 “Some people are just difficult”   Rule 11: No one chooses to be difficult without a reason  12 “Don’t waste your time on people who aren’t worth it”   Rule 12: Suffer fools gladly. Well, suffer them, anyway  13 “You can’t be cheerful if you’re in pain”   Rule 13: Pain doesn’t have to make you miserable  14 “Good work speaks for itself”   Rule 14: No one at work will know how good you are unless you tell them  15 “Do what it takes to get what you want”   Rule 15: Don’t emotionally blackmail people  16 “A place for everything, and everything in its place”   Rule 16: It’s not morally superior to be tidy  17 “It matters what other people think”   Rule 17: Don’t live for other people’s approval  18 “Give as good as you get”   Rule 18: You get what you give  19 “Stick with your own kind”   Rule 19: Your friends don’t all need to be like you  20 “The best things in life are free”   Rule 20: Everything worth having hurts  21 “You can change people”   Rule 21: Don’t try to change people  22 “It’s where you’re going that matters, not where you came from”   Rule 22: Be proud of your roots  23 “Friends are for life”   Rule 23: Friends come and go  24 “Mistakes are a bad thing”   Rule 24: Mistakes can be good  25 “Be a friend to everybody”   Rule 25: You don’t have to like everyone  26 “. . . and everybody will be your friend”   Rule 26: . . . and not everyone will like you  27 “If you don’t like it, tough” 56  Rule 27: Remember, you have a choice  28 “You need to get your chores over with”   Rule 28: Life’s all about the little things  29 “Stay true to your dreams”   Rule 29: Priorities change over the years  30 “People have a right to know”   Rule 30: Know how to keep a secret  31 “Face your fears”   Rule 31: Replace the bad thoughts  32 “Make a New Year’s resolution every year”   Rule 32: You can’t change habits unless you want to  33 “Respect the elderly”   Rule 33: Respect everyone  34 “Look after number one”   Rule 34: Helping other people makes you feel good about yourself  35 “If you’re in the firing line, keep your head down”   Rule 35: They can’t walk all over you unless you’re lying down  36 “Just ignore the bullies”   Rule 36: Don’t let ’em bully you  37 “Think on your feet”   Rule 37: Be in control  38 “What you do is more important than why you do it”   Rule 38: Be honest with you