1. Realize that “I love You” means different things to different people, but everyone needs to say it and to hear it. Find ways of saying it clearly, loudly, often, sometimes with words, sometimes with actions, but leave no doubt in the minds of the people who matter to you.
2. There is never enough time to do all that you want to do AND all that you need to do, so prioritize, balance out the two, and cross off everything that does’nt fit into at least one of those two categories.
3. There are people in this world that will look at you at your most unsavory, ugly, moment with love and hope for a brighter tomorrow. FIND THEM!!! Be one of them to everyone else in your life.
4. In order to see the best in yourself, look for the best in others and never let anyone convince you that they’re all bad.
5. Trust your instincts when they align with your values, question them otherwise.
6. Be harder on YOURSELF than you are on everyone else, but don’t be too easy on everyone else either. People have a way of living up to really low expectations.
7. I think being a grown-up isn’t about getting older as much as it is about being secure enough to act like a goofy kid, mature enough to behave like an educated, savvy, professional, wise enough to take responsibility for your actions, and smart enough to hold on to the best of yourself (the part lots of “grown-ups” dispose of in the name of maturity)
8. FORGIVE. Start with you, then everyone else, and don’t stop till you die.
9. Keep evaluating. Everything, everyone, changes. As soon as you think you’ve got it/them all figured out, realize that you don’t, be okay with that, and keep working at it.
10. Enjoy the PROCESS. Most of your time will be spent on processes that (hopefully) lead to desired outcomes, if you only enjoy the outcome then you’re wasting most of your time.
11. Never hurt the people who love you. This is impossible. Try really hard anyway.
12. Don’t make EXCUSES for the person you are, make CHOICES that lead you to become the person you most want to be.
13. Be trustworthy and learn to trust.
14. Don’t surround yourself only with people who are just like you, you will get bored, stagnant, and narcissistic.
15. Hang your clothes up in the closet when you take them off instead of draping them over the chair or leaving them on the floor. This will make mornings so much easier, prevent you from wearing the same things all the time, and satisfy your spouse/mother after years of nagging :)
What Rules Do You Live By?
