Whether its at work or in their relationships, as parents or managing their money, the Rules have described how happy and successful people behave for over 25 years. The Rules of Everything contains the top 100 rules from the bestselling Rules books, as voted for by readers, so you can follow the common-sense advice on how to be happier and more successful.
The Rules of Work
1. Get your work noticed
2. Never let anyone know how hard you work
3. Set personal standards
4. Carve out a niche for yourself
5. Under promise and over deliver
6. Know what you want long term
7. Dont gossip
8. Put things in perspective
9. Never disapprove of others
10. Get people to assume you have already made the step
The Rules of Management
1. Get them emotionally involved
2. Accept their limitations
3. Encourage people
4. Be very, very good at finding the right people
5. Respect individual differences
6. Train them to bring you solutions, not problems
7. Work hard
8. Be proactive, not reactive
9. Have principles and stick to them
10. Go home
The Rules of Life
1. Keep it under your hat
2. Youll get older but not necessarily wiser
3. Accept yourself
4. Dedicate your life to something
5. No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt
6. Its OK to give up
7. Dont dwell on the past
8. Youll never understand everything
9. Know when to let go when to walk away
10. Find a new rule every day or occasionally at least
The Rules of Wealth
1. Anybody can be wealthy you just need to apply yourself
2. Decide on your definition of wealth
3. Most people are too lazy to be wealthy
4. Decide what you want money for
5. Understand that money begets money
6. Its harder to manage yourself than it is to manage yourmoney
7. Only by looking wealthy can you become wealthy
8. Know yourself solo, duo or team player
9. Dont try to get rich too quickly
10. Know when to stop
The Rules of Parenting
1. Relax
2. Look pleased to see them
3. Treat your child with respect
4. Use praise wisely
5. Make sure they know whats important
6. Schooling isnt the same as education
7. Remember Newtons Third Law
8. Dont look under the mattress
9. You cant fix everything
10. Dont guilt-trip them
The Rules of Love
1. Choose someone who makes you laugh
2. You cant change people
3. You cant make someone love you
4. Be nice
5. Allow your partner the space to be themselves
6. Be the first to say sorry
7. Your partner is more important than your kids
8. Contentment is a high aim
9. Never be too busy for loved ones
10. The more you put out, the more you get back
The Rules to Break
Success is a good job earning lots of money
1. Success is what you say it is
The world is against you
2. Youre responsible for your own life
We all have an absolute right to be respected
3. Theres a balance between the right to respect, andtolerance
A place for everything, and everything in its place
4. Its not morally superior to be tidy
The best people will be there for you for life
5. People come and go, and its OK
You cant help how you feel
6. You feel what you think
Some people are just asking for it
7. Keep the moral high ground
No one is perfect
8. Be on the side of the angels, not the beasts
Let people know when youre right
9. Never say I told you so
Guilt tells you where youre going wrong
10. Dont do guilt
The Rules of People
1. People believe what they want to believe
2. Banter isnt teasing
3. If they feel small, theyll big themselves up
4. Everyone else is insecure too
5. Teenagers hate you because they love you
6. Some weirdos are great people
7. Listen to what they dont say
8. Loneliness is a state of mind
9. Credit people with your own ideas
10. Say thank you properly
The Rules of Thinking
1. Take control
2. Focus on other people
3. Be in the present
4. Think outside your head
5. Loosen up
6. Dont settle for your first answer
7. Facts are neutral
8. Spot the box
9. Feed your mind
10. Untangle the knots first
The Rules of Living Well
1. Its not all about you
2. Your feelings are your own
3. Train your mind to relax
4. Zen it
5. Beware food rules
6. Enjoy your mistakes
7. Create boundaries
8. Stay in synch
9. Redraw your relationship
10. Forgive and dont forget
Know When to Break the Rules
Create your own Rules
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 to Break, The Rules of People, The Rules of Thinking, and The Rules of Living Well.
