Rules To Live by

Every man needs a set of rules to live by.
#1: The importance of an orderly mind.
#2: STAY FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND.
#3: DON'T DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.
#4: IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE, YOU'VE JUST BEGUN.
#6: REMAIN ALERT AT ALL TIMES TO THE REALITY OF THE PRESENT, BECAUSE ALL
WE HAVE IS RIGHT NOW.
#7: DON'T CONFUSE GOOD LUCK WITH A GOOD PLAN.
#8: ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO IMPROVISE.
#9: WATCH, LOOK, AND LISTEN, OR YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING
#10: DON'T JUST REACT TO A SITUATION THAT TAKES YOU BY SURPRISE. RESPOND.
#11: TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
#12: LET THE OTHER GUY DO THE TALKING.
#13: YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION
#14: ASK ALL QUESTIONS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE
#15: BE QUICK, BUT DON'T HURRY
#16: ALWAYS LOOK PEOPLE IN THE EYE. GIVE THEM A HANDSHAKE THEY WILL
REMEMBER
#17. START EACH DAY BY SAYING IT'S GOOD TO BE ALIVE. EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL
IT, SAYING IT-OUT LOUD-MAKES IT MORE LIKELY THAT YOU WILL.
#18. IF #17 DOESN'T WORK, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
#19. WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG, TREAT DISASTER AS A WAY TO WAKE UP.
#20. THE MUST ALWAYS BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND CONCLUSION.

#21: FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD.
#22: ALWAYS WORK IN A TEAM.
#23. WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE, THINK FAST AND ACT DECISIVELY.
#24:YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND.
#25. WHAT YOU'RE TOLD TO BELIEVE ISN'T IMPORTANT: IT'S WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO
BELIEVE. IT'S NOT THE INK AND PAPER THAT MATTER, BUT THE HAND THAT HOLDS
THE PEN.
#26. ONCE IS AN ANOMALY. TWICE IS A COINCIDENCE. THREE TIMES IS A PATTERN.

AND AS WE KNOW...
#27. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE.
#28. LET PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE YOU. THAT WAY THEY'LL NEVER KNOW FOR SURE
WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF.
#29: YOU COULD ALSO THINK OF COINCIDENCE AS SYNCHRONICITY.
#30. SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH A BULLY IS TO HIT FIRST. HARD.
#31. IT'S NOT A BAD THING, SOMETIMES, IF THEY THINK YOU'RE CRAZY.
#32: EVEN THE SLIGHTEST ADVANTAGE CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE
AND DEATH.
#34.ACT AS IF YOU'RE IN CHARGE, AND PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE YOU.
#35: TRYING TIMES ARE NOT THE TIMES TO STOP TRYING.
#36: NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOUR TOLD, ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK.
#37: IF IT DON'T AFFECT YOU, OR YOURS. STAY OUT OF IT.
#40. NEVER MAKE EXCUSES.
#41. SLEEP WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPY. CATS TAKE NAPS SO THEY'RE ALWAYS READY
FOR ANYTHING.
#43: THE BRAVEST THING IS RARELY THE SMARTEST.

#45. ALWAYS COOPERATE WITH THE AUTHORITIES. BUT NEVER NAME FRIENDS.
#46. IF STRANGERS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, YOU GIVE THEM THE
ADVANTAGE.
#48. NEVER START A FIGHT UNLESS YOU CAN FINISH IT. FAST.
#49. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, JUST TAKE A BREATH.
#50. IN TIMES OF CHAOS, STICK TO ROUTINE. BUILD ORDER ONE STEP AT A TIME.
#51. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE IS HOPE.
#52: TO BREAK THE ICE, ALWAYS COMPLIMENT A MAN'S HOMETOWN
#53:AND ALWAYS SYMPATHIZE WITH HIS FOOTBALL TEAM.
#54. IF YOU CAN'T BE ON TIME, BE EARLY.
#55. IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU PREPARE TO FAIL.
#56: GIVING UP IS EASY. FINISHING IS HARD.
#57: BE CONSISTENT.
#58: FACING THE TRUTH IS EASIER, IN THE LONG RUN, THAN LYING TO YOURSELF.
#59. SOMETIMES YOU FIND OUT MORE WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS TO WHICH YOU
ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER.
#60. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE ANSWER YOU GET, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED THE
QUESTION.
#61. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY, DO IT YOURSELF.
62:IF YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO NOTICE YOU, ACT LIKE YOU BELONG THERE AND
LOOK BUSY.
#63. THE BEST WAY TO LIE IS TO INCLUDE PART OF THE TRUTH.
#65. THE DUMBEST GUY IN A ROOM IS THE FIRST ONE WHO TELLS YOU HOW SMART
HE IS.
#68. NEVER SIGN A LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY A LAWYER
WHO ISN'T ON YOUR PAYROLL.
#70: WHEN IN TROUBLE, FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS.
#72. WHEN IN A NEW PLACE, ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE.
#73. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TACTICS AND STRATEGY.
#74: 99% OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WORRY ABOUT NEVER HAPPEN. DOES THAT
MEAN IT'S A WASTE OF TIME AND ENERGY OR THAT IT WORKS?
#75. WHEN YOU NEED TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION, DON'T LET WHAT YOU CAN'T DO
INTERFERE WITH WHAT YOU CAN.
#76. WHEN YOU GAIN THE ADVANTAGE, PRESS IT TO THE LIMIT.
#77. THE SWISS ARMY DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH, BUT NEVER LEAVE HOME
WITHOUT THEIR KNIFE.
#78. THERE'S A REASON THE CLASSICS ARE CLASSICS: THEY'RE CLASSIC.
#79. DON'T MAKE ANOTHER'S PAIN THE SOURCE OF YOUR OWN HAPPINESS.
#80: GO EASY ON THE HARD SELL. PERSUASION IS THE ART OF MAKING THEM THINK
IT WAS THEIR IDEA.
#81. NEVER TAKE MORE THAN YOU NEED.
#82. WITHOUT A LIFE OF THE MIND, YOU'LL LIVE A MINDLESS LIFE.
#83. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID DOESN'T MEAN THAT SORRY IS BETTER THAN
SAFE.
#84. WHEN NOTHING ELSE WORKS, TRY CHOCOLATE.
#86. NEVER BE NERVOUS WHEN TALKING TO A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. JUST PRETEND

SHE'S A PERSON TOO. (VICE VERSA)
#87. MEN WANT COMPANY. WOMEN WANT EMPATHY.
#88. ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE PERSON WITH THE WHISTLE.
#91. THERE IS NOT-NOR SHOULD THERE BE-ANY LIMIT TO WHAT A GUY WILL GO
THROUGH TO IMPRESS THE RIGHT GIRL (VICE VERSA)
#92. IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TELL YOU MORE, SAY LESS. OPEN YOUR EYES AND
EARS, AND CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.
#94. YOU CAN FIND MOST OF THE WEAPONS OR EQUIPMENT YOU'LL EVER NEED
AROUND THE HOUSE.
#96. MEMORIZE THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
#97. REGARDING EYEWEAR AND UNDERWEAR: ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH BACKUPS.
#98. DON'T WATCH YOUR LIFE LIKE IT'S A MOVIE THAT'S HAPPENING TO SOMEONE
ELSE. IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU. IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
#100: STAY ALIVE.
#103: IF YOU CAN'T CATCH IT WITH YOUR HANDS, YOU WILL CATCH IT WITH YOUR
FACE.

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Every man needs a set of rules to live by.

#1: The importance of an orderly mind.

#2: STAY FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND.

#3: DON'T DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.

#4: IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE, YOU'VE JUST BEGUN.

#7: DON'T CONFUSE GOOD LUCK WITH A GOOD PLAN.

#8: ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO IMPROVISE.

#11: TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.

#12: LET THE OTHER GUY DO THE TALKING.

#13: YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION

#14: ASK ALL QUESTIONS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

#15: BE QUICK, BUT DON'T HURRY

#18. IF #17 DOESN'T WORK, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.

#20. THE MUST ALWAYS BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND CONCLUSION.

#22: ALWAYS WORK IN A TEAM.

#23. WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE, THINK FAST AND ACT DECISIVELY.

#24:YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND.

#26. ONCE IS AN ANOMALY. TWICE IS A COINCIDENCE. THREE TIMES IS A PATTERN.

#27. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE.

#29: YOU COULD ALSO THINK OF COINCIDENCE AS SYNCHRONICITY.

#34.ACT AS IF YOU'RE IN CHARGE, AND PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE YOU.

#35: TRYING TIMES ARE NOT THE TIMES TO STOP TRYING.

#36: NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOUR TOLD, ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK.

#37: IF IT DON'T AFFECT YOU, OR YOURS. STAY OUT OF IT.

#40. NEVER MAKE EXCUSES.

#43: THE BRAVEST THING IS RARELY THE SMARTEST.

#49. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, JUST TAKE A BREATH.

#51. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE IS HOPE.

#52: TO BREAK THE ICE, ALWAYS COMPLIMENT A MAN'S HOMETOWN

#53:AND ALWAYS SYMPATHIZE WITH HIS FOOTBALL TEAM.

#54. IF YOU CAN'T BE ON TIME, BE EARLY.

#55. IF YOU FAIL TO PREPARE, YOU PREPARE TO FAIL.

#56: GIVING UP IS EASY. FINISHING IS HARD.

#61. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE THE RIGHT WAY, DO IT YOURSELF.

#63. THE BEST WAY TO LIE IS TO INCLUDE PART OF THE TRUTH.

#70: WHEN IN TROUBLE, FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS.

#73. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TACTICS AND STRATEGY.

#76. WHEN YOU GAIN THE ADVANTAGE, PRESS IT TO THE LIMIT.

#78. THERE'S A REASON THE CLASSICS ARE CLASSICS: THEY'RE CLASSIC.

#81. NEVER TAKE MORE THAN YOU NEED.

#82. WITHOUT A LIFE OF THE MIND, YOU'LL LIVE A MINDLESS LIFE.

#84. WHEN NOTHING ELSE WORKS, TRY CHOCOLATE.

#86. NEVER BE NERVOUS WHEN TALKING TO A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. JUST PRETEND

#87. MEN WANT COMPANY. WOMEN WANT EMPATHY.

#88. ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE PERSON WITH THE WHISTLE.

#96. MEMORIZE THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

#97. REGARDING EYEWEAR AND UNDERWEAR: ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH BACKUPS.

#100: STAY ALIVE.

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