The Rules to Break: A personal code for living your life, your way (Richard Templar's Rules)

A personal code for living your life your way. From a very young age you've been inundated with other people's well-intended rules. Whether from teachers, friends or parents, these helpful principles and bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren't true (at least not all the time) and yet they have a major influence on your life whether you realise it or not. How do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust? In The Rules to Break, international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what's wrong with them and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. Above all, he'll help you master the ability to truly think for yourself, so than you can follow a path that you've chosen, rather than blindly following someone else's.

Table of Contents:
Rule 1: Success is what you say it is Rule 2: Don't envy other people Rule 3: Exams aren't the be all and end all Rule 4: Don't expect your parents to be perfect Rule 5: Give your parents a break Rule 6: You're responsible for your own life Rule 7: There's a balance between the right to respect, and tolerance Rule 8: Your siblings should be your best friends for life Rule 9: Getting on at school is not the same as getting on in life Rule 10: If you find it hard to talk, try listening Rule 11: No one chooses to be difficult without a reason Rule 12: Suffer fools gladly. Well, suffer them, anyway Rule 13: Pain doesn't have to make you miserable Rule 14: No one at work will know how good you are unless you tell them Rule 15: Don't emotionally blackmail people Rule 16: It's not morally superior to be tidy Rule 17: Don't live for other people's approval Rule 18: You get what you give Rule 19: Your friends don't all need to be like you Rule 20: Everything worth having hurts Rule 21: Don't try to change people Rule 22: Be proud of your roots Rule 23: Friends come and go Rule 24: Mistakes can be good Rule 25: You don't have to like everyone Rule 26: . . . and not everyone will like you Rule 27: Remember, you have a choice Rule 28: Life's all about the little things Rule 29: Priorities change over the years Rule 30: Know how to keep a secret Rule 31: Replace the bad thoughts Rule 32: You can't change habits unless you want to Rule 33: Respect everyone Rule 34: Helping other people makes you feel good about yourself Rule 35: They can't walk all over you unless you're lying down Rule 36: Don't let 'em bully you Rule 37: Be in control Rule 38: Be honest with yourself Rule 39: Everyone has a backstory Rule 40: You have to deal with your stuff before you can get on with your life Rule 41: It's not all about you Rule 42: Don't let bad habits get a foot in the door Rule 43: Listen to the voices in your head Rule 44: If you want big things to change, you have to make big changes Rule 45: People come and go, and it's OK Rule 46: Your body is for life Rule 47: Don't get into debt Rule 48: Never lend money unless you're prepared to write it off Rule 49: Know your real worth Rule 50: The only thing you can control is you Rule 51: No one can make you feel anything Rule 52: You feel what you think Rule 53: Don't take anyone for granted Rule 54: Say thank you out loud Rule 55: The Rules don't stop online Rule 56: Accept your shortcomings Rule 57: Perfection can be a handicap Rule 58: You are the sum of your experiences (so make them good) Rule 59: How you spend your day is how you spend your life Rule 60: Know your limitations Rule 61: Bide your time to make a good impression Rule 62: Everyone else is as lost as you Rule 63: There's a fine line between being ubercool and being a total prat Rule 64: Be happy with the way you look Rule 65: The insignificant is important Rule 66: Don't mistake your career for your life Rule 67: Avoid conflict Rule 68: Don't be afraid of compromise Rule 69: Keep the moral high ground Rule 70: Don't trample on other people's emotions Rule 71: Be on the side of the angels, not the beasts Rule 72: Keep ahead of deadlines Rule 73: Don't give advice Rule 74: Never say 'I told you so' Rule 75: Stretch yourself Rule 76: Stop expecting life to be fair Rule 77: The more you know, the more you don't  Rule 78: Learn from other people's mistakes Rule 79: You don't have to jump in the deep end Rule 80: Step out of your comfort zone Rule 81: Don't try to keep up with the Joneses Rule 83: Keep perspective Rule 84: You don't have to know what you want Rule 85: Don't do guilt Rule 86: Pick yourself up (no one else will do it for you) Rule 87: Thinking hard doesn't always help Rule 88: Look at all the options Rule 89: Life is unpredictable Rule 90: Trust everyone Rule 91: Trust no one Rule 92: There are people who moan, and people who just get on with it Rule 93: It's the compromises that make relationships worth having Rule 94: Feelings aren't right or wrong - they just are Rule 95: Stay alive Rule 96: Ask for what you want Rule 97: Look up Rule 98: Follow your passion Rule 99: People are more important than things Rule 100: 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: The Rules of Life, The Rules of Work, The Rules of Management, The Rules of Wealth, The Rules of Parenting, The Rules of Love, The Rules of Everything, The Rules of People, The Rules of Thinking, The Rules to Break and The Rules of Living Well.