These are my rules for life

1. No assumptions or generalizations based on opinion instead of fact

2. We all have free will to make choices

3. Only ourselves have control over choices we make

4. Even if you let someone else make your choices you have still made a choice

5. Take responsibility for choices we freely make

6. No blaming or victim mentality about choices we made

7. Can’t usually means won’t, unless physically impossible

8. Integrity means doing what you say and saying you “no” when you can’t

9. No over-promising, saying yes and blowing off (“no” in reality)

10. Flexibility to look at alternate solutions

11. Actively perform critical self-analysis… take our own advice

12. Admit we only do things that we get something from, even if it is negative in result

13. Backwards golden rule - treat others as they want to be treated not as we would want to be treated

14. Fear & Greed are the primary emotions that drive all decision making at the basic level

15. Successful may mean busy, but busy does not mean successful