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The Rules
The rules
Just 26 more things to keep in mind . . .
Rule #1 — "Attitude Determines Altitude"
Rule #2 — "Bloom Where You Are Planted"
Rule #3 — "A Practiced Calm Will Serve You Well"
Rule #4 — "Deal With It"
Rule #5 — "Embrace Change"
Rule #6 — "Not Every Battle is Worth Fighting"
Rule #7 — "Gravity Always Wins"
Rule #8 — "Happiness Takes Effort"
Rule #9 — "If Your Boss Demands Loyalty, Give Your Boss Integrity"
Rule #10 — "It's the Journey, Not the Destination"
Rule #11 — "You Don't Know What You Don't Know"
Rule #12 — "A Man's Got to Know His Limitations"
Rule #13 — "There Is Only So Much You Can Do"
Rule #14 — "No Plan Survives the Enemy"
Rule #15 — "Optimism Takes Work and is Rewarded"
Rule #16 — "Perfect is the Enemy of Good"
Rule #17 — "Quote Others"
Rule #18 — "Risk is Necessary"
Rule #19 — "There are Greater Sins Than Laziness, But Laziness is a Sin"
Rule #20 — "Trust But Verify"
Rule #21 — "Sometimes Thoughts are Best Unspoken"
Rule #22 — "The Angle of the View Determines the View Itself"
Rule #23 — "When You Don't Know What to do, do the Work in Front of You"
Rule #24 — "Lead by Conspicuous Example"
Rule #25 — "Don't Worry About the Things You Cannot Control"
Rule #26 — "Learn Early, Start With Zero and Add From There"