Rules to Break, The: A Personal Code for Living Your Life, Your Way(Richard Templar's Rules)

From a very young age you’ve been inundated with other people’s rules – parents, teachers, friends – helpful principles, friendly advice, and little pointers to help you get on in life. So, how do you free yourself from these false or unhelpful beliefs that have somehow become ingrained in the deepest recesses of your mind?   In this brand new book, international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common imposter rules, and offers a refreshing perspective and a new way of thinking.   Above all, Templar helps you master the ability to truly think for yourself, and follow a path that you’ve chosen, rather than blindly following someone else’s.

Table of Contents:
Introduction     xii   1. Success is a good job earning lots of money     2 Rule 1: Success Is What You Say It Is   2. Some people are just born lucky     4 Rule 2: Don’t Envy Other People   3. You need the right qualifications     6 Rule 3: Exams Aren’t the Be All and End All   4. Your parents are always right     8 Rule 4: Don’t Expect Your Parents to Be Perfect   5. Your parents are responsible for how you turn out     10 Rule 5: Give Your Parents a Break   6. The world is against you     12 Rule 6: You’re Responsible for Your Own Life   7. We all have an absolute right to be respected     14 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    16 Rule 8: Your Siblings Should Be Your Best Friends for Life   9. Teacher knows best     18 Rule 9: Doing Well at School Is Not the Same as Doing Well in Life   10. Have something to say for yourself     20 Rule 10: If You Find It Hard to Talk, Try Listening   11. Some people are just difficult     22 Rule 11: No One Chooses to Be Difficult without a Reason   12. You can’t be cheerful if you’re in pain     24 Rule 12: Pain Doesn’t Have to Make You Miserable   13. Good work speaks for itself     26 Rule 13: No One at Work Will Know How Good You Are Unless You Tell Them   14. Do what it takes to get what you want     28 Rule 14: Don’t Emotionally Blackmail People   15. A place for everything, and everything in its place     30 Rule 15: It’s Not Morally Superior to Be Tidy   16. It matters what other people think     32 Rule 16: Don’t Live for Other People’s Approval   17. Give as good as you get     34 Rule 17: You Get What You Give   18. Stick with your own kind     36 Rule 18: Your Friends Don’t All Need to Be Like You   19. The best things in life are free     38 Rule 19: Everything Worth Having Hurts   20. You can change people     40 Rule 20: Don’t Try to Change People   21. It’s where you’re going that matters, not where you came from     42 Rule 21: Be Proud of Your Roots   22. Friends are for life     44 Rule 22: Friends Come and Go   23. Mistakes are a bad thing     46 Rule 23: Mistakes Can Be Good   24. Be a friend to everybody     48 Rule 24: You Don’t Have to Like Everyone   25. …And everybody will be your friend     50 Rule 25: …And Not Everyone Will Like You   26. If you don’t like it, tough     52 Rule 26: Remember You Have a Choice   27. You need to get your chores over with     54 Rule 27: Life’s All About the Little Things   28. Stay true to your dreams     56 Rule 28: Priorities Change Over the Years   29. People have a right to know     58 Rule 29: Know How to Keep a Secret   30. Face your fears     60 Rule 30: Replace the Bad Thoughts   31. Respect the elderly     62 Rule 31: Respect Everyone   32. Look after number one     64 Rule 32: Helping Other People Makes You Feel Good about Yourself   33. If you’re in the firing line, keep your head down    66 Rule 33: They Can’t Walk All Over You Unless You’re Lying Down   34. Just ignore the bullies     68 Rule 34: Don’t Let ’Em Bully You   35. Think on your feet     70 Rule 35: Be in Control   36. What you do is more important than why you do it     72 Rule 36: Be Honest with Yourself   37. You can judge a book by its cover     74 Rule 37: Everyone Has a Backstory   38. “What about me?”     76 Rule 38: It’s Not All about You   39. Just once won’t hurt     78 Rule 39: Don’t Let Bad Habits Get a Foot in the Door   40. Be spontaneous     80 Rule 40: Listen to the Voices in Your Head   41. Take one step at a time     82 Rule 41: If You Want Big Things to Change, You Have to Make Big Changes   42. The best people will be there for you for life     84 Rule 42: People Come and Go, and It’s OK   43. Enjoy yourself while you’re young     86 Rule 43: Your Body Is for Life   44. Borrowing is OK so long as you can pay it back     88 Rule 44: Don’t Get into Debt   45. Be generous     90 Rule 45: Never Lend Money Unless You’re Prepared to Write It Off   46. Believe you’re the best     92 Rule 46: Know Your Real Worth   47. Don’t allow people to make you feel bad     94 Rule 47: The Only Thing You Can Control Is You   48. Some people just get to you     96 Rule 48: No One Can Make You Feel Anything   49. You can’t help how you feel     98 Rule 49: You Feel What You Think   50. You don’t need words to show you appreciate someone     100 Rule 50: Tell People How Important They Are   51. The Internet makes you anonymous     102 Rule 51: The Rules Don’t Stop Online   52. Always seek to improve yourself     104 Rule 52: Accept Your Shortcomings   53. Strive for perfection     106 Rule 53: Perfection Can Be a Handicap   54. You are the product of your genes     108 Rule 54: You Are the Sum of Your Experiences (So Make Them Good)   55. Tomorrow is another day     110 Rule 55: How You Spend Your Day Is How You Spend Your Life   56. Always get off on the right foot from the start     112 Rule 56: Bide Your Time to Make a Good Impression   57. Confident people know where they’re going     114 Rule 57: Everyone Else Is as Lost as You   58. Stand out from the crowd     116 Rule 58: There’s a Fine Line Between Being Ubercool and Being a Total Jerk   59. Appearances matter     118 Rule 59: Be Happy with the Way You Look   60. It’s just a drop in the ocean     120 Rule 60: The Insignificant Is Important   61. The job comes first     122 Rule 61: Don’t Mistake Your Career for Your Life   62. Get it all out in the open     124 Rule 62: Avoid Conflict   63. If you know you’re in the right, don’t back down     126 Rule 63: Don’t Be Afraid of Compromise   64. Give as good as you get     128 Rule 64: Keep the Moral High Ground   65. It’s good to let your feelings out     130 Rule 65: Don’t Trample on Other People’s Emotions   66. No one is perfect     132 Rule 66: Be on the Side of the Angels, Not the Beasts   67. Meet your deadlines     134 Rule 67: Keep Ahead of Deadlines   68. Give good advice     136 Rule 68: Don’t Give Advice   69. Let people know when you’re right     138 Rule 69: Never Say “I Told You So”   70. Stick to what you’re good at     140 Rule 70: Stretch Yourself   71. You’ve a right to be treated fairly     142 Rule 71: Stop Expecting Life to Be Fair   72. The more you learn about a subject, the more of an expert you become     144 Rule 72: The More You Know, the More You Don’t   73. If you’re going to do something, do it properly     146 Rule 73: You Don’t Have to Jump in the Deep End   74. Stick with what you know     148 Rule 74: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone   75. People will judge you by what you own     150 Rule 75: Don’t Try to Keep Up with the Joneses   76. Hide your mistakes     152 Rule 76: Remember You Could Be Wrong—Someone Has to Be   77. Live in the present     154 Rule 77: Keep Perspective   78. Know what you want     156 Rule 78: You Don’t Have to Know What You Want   79. Guilt tells you where you’re going wrong     158 Rule 79: Don’t Do Guilt   80. Someone will make it better     160 Rule 80: Pick Yourself Up (No One Else Will Do It for You)   81. Think through your problems     162 Rule 81: Thinking Hard Doesn’t Always Help   82. Narrow down your options     164 Rule 82: Look at All the Options   83. Trust no one     166 Rule 83: Trust Everyone   84. Trust everyone     168 Rule 84: Trust No One   85. Sometimes you need a good whine     170 Rule 85: There Are People Who Whine, and People Who Just Get on with It   86. Don’t sacrifice yourself for a relationship     172 Rule 86: It’s the Compromises that Make Relationships Worth Having   87. Feelings should be rational     174 Rule 87: Feelings Aren’t Right or Wrong—They Just Are   88. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry     176 Rule 88: Stay Alive   89. I want doesn’t get     178 Rule 89: Ask for What You Want   90. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it    180 Rule 90: Look Up   91. Find yourself a safe job     182 Rule 91: Follow Your Passion   92. Protect your property     184 Rule 92: People Are More Important than Things   93. You can’t change horses in midstream     186 Rule 93: It’s Never Too Late to Start Following the Real Rules

About the Author :
Richard Templar is the author of the international bestselling Rules books. Over 2 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules. The complete list of titles is as follows: Rules of Life, Rules of Work, Rules of Management, Rules of Wealth, Rules of Parenting, Rules of Love, and The Rules to Break.