The Rules of Everything: A complete code for success and happiness in everything that matters

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: The Rules of Life, The Rules of Work, The Rules of Management, The Rules of Wealth, The Rules of Parenting, The Rules of Love, The Rules to Break, The Rules of People, The Rules of Thinking, and The Rules of Living Well.

• The Rules of Work1. Get your work noticed2. Never let anyone know how hard you work3. Set personal standards4. Carve out a niche for yourself5. Under promise and over deliver6. Know what you want long term7. Don’t gossip8. Put things in perspective9. Never disapprove of others10. Get people to assume you have already made the stepThe Rules of Management1. Get them emotionally involved2. Accept their limitations3. Encourage people4. Be very, very good at finding the right people5. Respect individual differences6. Train them to bring you solutions, not problems7. Work hard8. Be proactive, not reactive9. Have principles and stick to them10. Go homeThe Rules of Life1. Keep it under your hat2. You’ll get older but not necessarily wiser3. Accept yourself4. Dedicate your life to something5. No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt6. It’s OK to give up7. Don’t dwell on the past8. You’ll never understand everything9. Know when to let go – when to walk away10. Find a new rule every day – or occasionally at leastThe Rules of Wealth1. Anybody can be wealthy – you just need to apply yourself2. Decide on your definition of wealth3. Most people are too lazy to be wealthy4. Decide what you want money for5. Understand that money begets money6. It’s harder to manage yourself than it is to manage yourmoney7. Only by looking wealthy can you become wealthy8. Know yourself – solo, duo or team player9. Don’t try to get rich too quickly10. Know when to stopThe Rules of Parenting1. Relax2. Look pleased to see them3. Treat your child with respect4. Use praise wisely5. Make sure they know what’s important6. Schooling isn’t the same as education7. Remember Newton’s Third Law8. Don’t look under the mattress9. You can’t fix everything10. Don’t guilt-trip themThe Rules of Love1. Choose someone who makes you laugh2. You can’t change people3. You can’t make someone love you4. Be nice5. Allow your partner the space to be themselves6. Be the first to say sorry7. Your partner is more important than your kids8. Contentment is a high aim9. Never be too busy for loved ones10. The more you put out, the more you get backThe Rules to Break‘Success is a good job earning lots of money’1. Success is what you say it is‘The world is against you’2. You’re responsible for your own life‘We all have an absolute right to be respected’3. There’s a balance between the right to respect, andtolerance‘A place for everything, and everything in its place’4. It’s not morally superior to be tidy‘The best people will be there for you for life’5. People come and go, and it’s OK‘You can’t help how you feel’6. You feel what you think‘Some people are just asking for it’7. Keep the moral high ground‘No one is perfect’8. Be on the side of the angels, not the beasts‘Let people know when you’re right’9. Never say ‘I told you so’‘Guilt tells you where you’re going wrong’10. Don’t do guiltThe Rules of People1. People believe what they want to believe2. Banter isn’t teasing3. If they feel small, they’ll big themselves up4. Everyone else is insecure too5. Teenagers hate you because they love you6. Some weirdos are great people7. Listen to what they don’t say8. Loneliness is a state of mind9. Credit people with your own ideas10. Say thank you properlyThe Rules of Thinking1. Take control2. Focus on other people3. Be in the present4. Think outside your head5. Loosen up6. Don’t settle for your first answer7. Facts are neutral8. Spot the box9. Feed your mind10. Untangle the knots firstThe Rules of Living Well1. It’s not all about you2. Your feelings are your own3. Train your mind to relax4. Zen it5. Beware food rules6. Enjoy your mistakes7. Create boundaries8. Stay in synch9. Redraw your relationship10. Forgive and don’t forgetKnow When to Break the RulesCreate your own Rules