The Rules of Life

RULES FOR YOU
Rule 1 * Keep it under your hat
Rule 2 * Accept what's done is done
Rule 3 * Know what counts and what doesn't
Rule 4 * Be flexible in your thinking
Rule 5 * Only dead fish swim with the stream
Rule 6 * Be the last to raise your voice
Rule 7 * Be your own adviser
Rule 8 * I wish I'd done that - and I will
Rule 9 * Aim to be the very best at everything you do - not second best
Rule 10 * Get on with life - it's wooshing past
Rule 11 * Dress like today is important
Rule 12 * Have a sense of humour
Rule 13 * Get used to stepping outside your comfort zone
Rule 14 * Learn to ask questions
Rule 15 * Have dignity
Rule 16 * Maintain good manners in all things
Rule 17 * Prune your stuff frequently
Rule 18 * Remember to touch base
Rule 19 * Draw the lines around yourself
Rule 20 * It's okay to worry or to know how not to
Rule 21 * Stay young
Rule 22 * Have something in your life that takes you out of yourself
Rule 23 * If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything

RULES FOR RELATIONSHIPS

Rule 24 * Accept the differences, embrace what you have in common
Rule 25 * Allow your partner the space to be themselves
Rule 26 * Be the first to say sorry
Rule 27 * Know when to listen and when to act
Rule 28 * Keep talking
Rule 29 * Respect privacy
Rule 30 * Check you both have the same shared goals
Rule 31 * Treat your partner better than your best friend

RULES FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Rule 32 * Never be too busy for loved one
Rule 33 * Give your kids a break
Rule 34 * Never lend money unless you are prepared to write it off
Rule 35 * There are no bad children
Rule 36 * Be up around people you love
Rule 37 * Your children need to fall out with you to leave home
Rule 38 * Your role as a child
Rule 39 * Your role as a parent

RULES FOR SOCIETY

Rule 40 * We're all closer than you think
Rule 41 * It doesn't hurt to forgive
Rule 42 * it doesn't hurt to be helpful
Rule 43 * Be generous with your time and information
Rule 44 * Keep the moral high ground
Rule 45 * Look at the long-term ramifications of what you do for a living
Rule 46 * Be good at your job

WORLD RULES

Rule 47 * Check would history would say about you
Rule 48 * Not everything can be green
Rule 49 * Put something back
Rule 50 * Find a new Rule everyday - or occasionally at least.