The Rules of Life

The Rules of Life.  This supercedes the Rules of Cycling, but Hat Tip to Velomati for the inspiration.
 

  1. Obey The Rules.
  2. Lead By Example.
  3. Guide The Uninitiated.
  4. Its all about Life.  
    - There is nothing more important than living the best life you can live, nothing more important than living each moment to the fullest, nothing more important than your life right now.
  5. Harden Up.
    - Seriously.  You can create your life and push yourself as hard as you want, no excuses. 
  6. A is A. 
    - Recognize reality, it has been around at least 14 billion years, it is king, always and forever.  Don't believe your own bullshit, it's futile.
  7. Dont fight forces, use them.
  8. Free your mind and your life will follow.  
    - Your mind is your greatest asset and your worst enemy, you must set it free to truly live.
  9. Be Yourself.
  10. It never gets easier but you grow stronger.  
    - Just assume life will always be as crazy and difficult as it is now, but you will always be more capable to deal with it.
  11. Look good.  If not, own it anyway.
  12. If you keep failing and keep trying you are a badass.
  13. Balance.  
    - Do lots of different things.  Specialization is necessary but balance is key. 
  14. Learn.  
    - For the love of all that is good within you and in this world, learn!!!  Read constantly and read everything.  Observe keenly and ask open ended questions.  Study your passions and study what comes hardest to you.  Learn from your mistakes, learn from your successes, learn from the mundane... whatever you do, learn.
  15. Smile.
  16. Breathe through things.  
    - If it hurts, breathe through it.  If it stresses you out, take ten breaths.  Cliche but true, just breath.
  17. Drink Water.
  18. Love. <3.
  19. Keep everything negative to yourself.  
    - It does.not.matter how bad you want to shout it out or put it online, just keep it to yourself.  You’ll be glad you did.
      *Referer to Rule 16.
  20. Read Atlas Shrugged.  Be a producer.
  21. Understand the Virtue of Selfishness.  
    - If you are greedy, you suck; if you are selfish, you rock.  Never confuse the two.
  22. Enjoy every minute.  
    - From dancing on the table at the party to sitting alone at home, life is simply beautiful.  Enjoy every precious second, there are too few before they are gone forever.
  23. Wash your car.
  24. Learn an instrument.  
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    Start today.  If you play one already, practice more.  Play for others.
    - If you dont know where to begin, start with this, this, and this.
    - You may ride a bicycle instead of playing an instrument... it's best to do both.
  25. Sing.
    - I can’t sing and you might not be able to either.  You know who else can’t sing?  Bob Dylan.  Did that ever stop him?  No!  Most people will never belt out songs like Aretha Franklin, but that does not matter.  Sing, regardless.
  26. Dance.  
    - Anytime, for any reason, to any song, in any style.
  27. Write a journal.  
    - Write anything, write often.  Write for yourself.  Occasionally read entries from years earlier, enjoy your own growth.
  28. Accept others.  
    - We are all at a different point on the path of life.  We don’t know each others stories and its not our place to judge another.  Judging says more about the person judging than the person being judged.
  29. Turn your phone off.
  30. Do crunches.
  31. Eat fruits and vegetables.
  32. Work Hard.

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