![]() Be recklessly generous with everything you have. Love more: You really aren’t entitled to anything.‘Self’ actions bring euphoria (quick temporary happiness), but not joy or contentment.Your natural reaction will always be to think about ‘self’.(Click here for the start of my journey ….) Doing ANYTHING on this list of rules, will be VERY difficult, if you don’t first Master Yourself.It does not require everything to be perfect.Have more fun: it really isn’t that hard.(Click here to see how I am currently failing at this one ….) Severely limit time wasting activities (Internet, Netflix, TV, etc.) – the commercials watched, the time lost, just don’t do it.Time is our most valuable resource – Stay in charge of your ‘turn’ in the game.Compound interest can change and free your life (use it now!).Borrow, or otherwise prove you need something before you put it on the 30 day buying list.Example 1: ‘The Temporary Table’ – Examples 2-8: ‘How much is your junk worth?’ Don’t spend it! (Give it away, but don’t spend it) – Make smart money decisions – Sell a car, buy a bike, cut your own hair, line dry your clothes, cook at home, end the birthday madness, don’t buy stupid stuff ….How to keep money – Consume less! ( My first 25 years with money vs.Respect everyone (even while disagreeing, or even when they are wrong).How to make money (Currently applies to a typical W2 job) – If you don’t think you make a lot of money – check here!.(Note: It is slowly working, but there are up days, and there are down days.) So, I am hoping having to flush these rules out for you, will help me to live by the rules, and pull me out of my funk. Me sitting around thinking about and focusing on my struggle hasn’t seemed to produced any results, don’t worry, I tested this out over the last 10 years. I will give examples from my life or others, of how to follow these rules. Note 3: Each of these points will become a post or series of posts. Note 2: I am sure I will be updating this list over time as I live my own life, and learn from it. Note 1: These are not rules for the game called ‘Life’, but rules of the life you are living, but you probably already figured that out. Some will likely vary somewhat for you, depending on how you define ‘win’, but I think most will be close. Only in the last few years have I realized this and started to focus on these rules. Like any other game, how you follow the rules determines whether or not you win. For example, if you have ever thought something was ‘unfair’, it’s likely that you were simply not following the rules. This game has rules, whether or not you acknowledge them, or follow them, they still affect you. ![]() Will you win or will you lose? How will you even know?
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