The Rules to Break

Informationen zum Autor 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: Rules of Life, Rules of Work, Rules of Management, Rules of Wealth, Rules of Parenting and Rules of Love and Rules to Break. Klappentext NOW WITH 10 NEW RULES A personal code for living your life your way From a very young age you've been inundated with other people's rules. Whether from well-meaning friends, teachers or parents, these bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren't always true and yet they have a major influence on your life, whether you realize it or not. So how do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust? The Rules to Break exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what's wrong with them, and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. In this new edition of the worldwide bestseller, Richard Templar has added 10 brand new Rules to help you master the ability to truly think for yourself. It's your life. Why not live it your way? Zusammenfassung A personal code for living your life your way. From a very young age you've been inundated with other people's well-intended rules. Whether from teachers, friends or parents, these helpful principles and bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren't true (at least not all the time) and yet they have a major influence on your life whether you realise it or not. How do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust? In The Rules to Break , international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what's wrong with them and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. Above all, he'll help you master the ability to truly think for yourself, so than you can follow a path that you've chosen, rather than blindly following someone else's. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Acknowledgements Rules to break 1. Success is a good job earning lots of money Rule 1: Success is what you say it is 2. Some people are just born lucky Rule 2: Don't envy other people 3. You need the right qualifications Rule 3: Exams aren't the be all and end all 4. Your parents are always right Rule 4: Don't expect your parents to be perfect 5. Your parents are responsible for how you turn out Rule 5: Give your parents a break 6. The world is against you Rule 6: You're responsible for your own life 7. We all have an absolute right to be respected Rule 7: There's a balance between the right to respect, and tolerance 8. You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family Rule 8: Your siblings should be your best friends for life 9. Teacher knows best Rule 9: Getting on at school is not the same as getting on in life 10. Have something to say for yourself Rule 10: If you find it hard to talk, try listening 11. Some people are just difficult Rule 11: No one chooses to be difficult without a reason 12. Don't waste your time on people who aren't worth it Rule 12: Suffer fools gladly. Well, suffer them, anyway 13. You...

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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: Rules of Life, Rules of Work, Rules of Management, Rules of Wealth, Rules of Parenting and Rules of Love and Rules to Break.

Klappentext

NOW WITH 10 NEW RULES

A personal code for living your life your way

From a very young age you've been inundated with other people's rules. Whether from well-meaning friends, teachers or parents, these bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren't always true and yet they have a major influence on your life, whether you realize it or not.

So how do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust?

The Rules to Break exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what's wrong with them, and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. In this new edition of the worldwide bestseller, Richard Templar has added 10 brand new Rules to help you master the ability to truly think for yourself.

It's your life. Why not live it your way?

Zusammenfassung
A personal code for living your life your way.

From a very young age you've been inundated with other people's well-intended rules. Whether from teachers, friends or parents, these helpful principles and bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren't true (at least not all the time) and yet they have a major influence on your life whether you realise it or not.

How do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust?

In The Rules to Break, international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what's wrong with them and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. Above all, he'll help you master the ability to truly think for yourself, so than you can follow a path that you've chosen, rather than blindly following someone else's.

Inhalt

Introduction

Acknowledgements

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Rules to break

1. Success is a good job earning lots of money

   Rule 1: Success is what you say it is

2. Some people are just born lucky

   Rule 2: Don't envy other people

3. You need the right qualifications

   Rule 3: Exams aren't the be all and end all

4. Your parents are always right

   Rule 4: Don't expect your parents to be perfect

5. Your parents are responsible for how you turn out

   Rule 5: Give your parents ****a break

6. The world is against you

   Rule 6: You're responsible for your own life

7. We all have an absolute right to be respected

   Rule 7: There's a balance between the right to respect, and tolerance

8. You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family

   Rule 8: Your siblings should be your best friends for life

9. Teacher knows best

   Rule 9: Getting on at school is not the same as getting on in life

10. Have something to say for yourself

    Rule 10: If you find it hard to talk, try listening

11. Some people are just difficult

    Rule 11: No one chooses to be difficult without a reason

12. Don't waste your time on people who aren't worth it

    Rule 12: Suffer fools gladly. Well, suffer them, anyway

13. You can't be cheerful if you're in pain

    Rule 13: Pain doesn't have to make you miserable

14. Good work speaks for itself

    Rule 14: No one at work will know how good you are unless you tell them

15. Do what it takes to get what you want

    Rule 15: Don't emotionally blackmail people

16. A place for everything, and everything in its place

    Rule 16: It's not morally superior to be tidy

17. It matters what other people think

    Rule 17: Don't live for other people's approval

18. Give as good as you get

    Rule 18: You get what you give

19. Stick with your own kind

    Rule 19: Your friends don't all need to be like you

20. The best things in life are free

    Rule 20: Everything worth having hurts

21. You can change people

    Rule 21: Don't try to change people

22. It's where you're going that matters, not where you came from

    Rule 22: Be proud of your roots

23. Friends are for life

    Rule 23: Friends come and go

24. Mistakes are a bad thing

    Rule 24: Mistakes can be good

25. Be a friend to everybody

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