RULES FOR LIFE SUCCESS

These rules are things I have witnessed, experienced, or been told my my own life mentor's over the years. I tried to attribute them as best my memory allowed, but many I made up on my own. I have personally tested every single one of them over an extended period of time to verify it as a RULE. The list is ever growing and I am certainly open to debate and discussion over the veracity of the rules. Please feel free to incorporate them into your life in any fashion that improves your well-being.

1. THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NEXT.

~ RORY O'HARA

2. NEVER PERSONALLY COMPROMISE YOURSELF.

~ RORY O'HARA

3. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH; INEVITABLY YOU WILL BEGIN TO ACT LIKE THEM.

4. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR, CHANCES ARE YOU’RE GOING TO GET IT.

~ TONY MARTINO

5. IT’S OK TO BE WRONG; JUST NOT ABOUT THE SAME THING TWICE.

6. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO NOW, SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT LATER.

7. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN SO YOU KNOW HOW FAR OFF YOU ARE.

~KEVIN ACKERMAN

8. DON’T LET YOUR PURSUIT OF PERFECTION BECOME YOUR IMPERFECTION.

9. NEVER LET THEM SEE YOU SWEAT, UNLESS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SWEATING, IN THAT CASE MAKE SURE THEY KNOW YOU’RE SWEATING.

- ADAPTED FROM WINSTON GROOM'S

"GUMPISMS - THE WIT AND WISDOM OF FOREST GUMP".

10. FIND A WAY. THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY. IF THERE ISN’T ONE, MAKE ONE.

11. IT IS HEALTHY FOR INTELLIGENT PEOPLE TO DISAGREE.

~GLENN MARTINE

12. IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WAY SOMETHING IS, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

13. DON'T WASTE TIME ON SOMETHING YOU CAN PAY OTHERS TO DO WITH EQUAL RESULTS. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET MORE MONEY BUT YOU CAN NEVER GET MORE TIME.

14. YOU CAN ONLY HELP SOMEONE AS MUCH AS THEY WILL ALLOW YOU.

15. NEVER WORK HARDER THAN YOU HAVE TO, BUT BE SURE YOU KNOW HOW HARD YOU HAVE TO WORK FIRST.

16. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT YESTERDAY IS FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT HELP TOMORROW.

17. THE MORE YOU ENABLE THOSE WHO DEPEND ON YOU THE MORE INDEPENDENT YOU CAN BE.

18. ALWAYS HAVE FRIENDS YOU CAN TALK AND LAUGH WITH ALL NIGHT FOR NO GOOD REASON.

19. NEVER STOP DOING SOMETHING YOU DO ENJOY FOR SOMETHING YOU MIGHT ENJOY.

20. THE ONLY PERSON YOU CAN EVER TRULY BE MAD AT IS YOURSELF.

21. PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING, BUT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN WRONG.

~ADAPTED FROM MATT MCMULLEN

22. IF YOU TELL YOURSELF SOMETHING ENOUGH TIMES, EVENTULLY YOU'LL BELIEVE IT.