You're wondering why your life can't move up to that next level? Or remember,
for things to change you need to upgrade the rules you live by. here's 10 rules
to live by to experience a great life.
You know, as we go through life, we find that life has its challenges. And also, it
can have its rewards. And just like playing a game, like a board game, you
know, with your family. There are rules that govern the game. And when everybody
follows the rules, it's a much, much more enjoyable experience. And so for us, what
would be the 10 rules to live by that could really upgrade our life. You know,
because rules keep us in a playing field where we actually know what's going on,
we know how things work and we have a better chance of enjoying the process
instead of everything just being chaotic. So, I want to share with you literally
like 10 different rules that are just great to live by. And this is going to be a
little bit different than what you're probably normally accustomed to when it
comes to some rules to live by. Because these rules have to do with
liking things. You know today, people struggle with feeling liked. People today
struggle with feeling like they belong. And when a person doesn't feel like they
have value or they're liked or they belong, what happens is they perform at a
lower level. They don't really give all their heart to things. They don't really
pour a lot of effort into things. Because they still wonder if they even have any
value. So, 10 great rules to live by that I'm going to share with you literally is
going to boost and strengthen you in a very, very important spot inside of you.
And if you were to take these rules and begin living by them, you're going to notice
an upgrade. A literal upgrade in your life. The
feelings that we give off come back to us multiplied. So, if we give off the
feeling of being miserable, we give off the feeling of not liking things and
being a place of, you know, hate and ornery and angry. Well, what goes out
comes back multiplied. So, let's change the direction of things. Let's
change literally the overall value of your life by following these 10 great
rules. Now, see they all start with the same first 2 words, right? Of what to
like. But let's start at the core. Number one is to like your name. Your first name.
Sometimes when I meet people and I ask them what their name is, they say their
name like it's some kind of disease. They don't say their
name with excitement. They say their name like, oh this is my name. So, if something
to do is to practice saying your name literally like it's the coolest thing in
the world. Say it like it's something amazing and powerful. Say your name like
it's a chocolate cake or a sunrise or some kind of incredible present you just
got for Christmas. But I believe when we add some enthusiasm to our first name
and we like our first name, it hits us right in the center and the core of who
we are. And it begins our upgrade. Next when it comes to these top 10 rules, the
second one is... I know, like your body. No matter what shape your body is in, it is
time to like what you have. It's tough to improve something you don't like. It's
tough to, you know, feel like you're all together in life when you don't like
your body. Now, how do you like your body right? Like, "Well, what's the steps to
like your body, Kirk?" Well, I think it's number one when you look in the mirror
in the morning, give yourself some compliments. You know,
maybe you have some jiggly. You know, maybe your tummy's jiggly or maybe
you're heavier than what you want to be. You can still like your body. A person
who does not like their body is going to feel disempowered. This is your body. This
is what goes around doing the things you do every day. And imagine. Just imagine
this. If somebody is walking around with you every day telling you that your body
is terrible, sooner or later you look at that person
and say, "You know what? Be quiet. Shut up." You tell that person to shut up. But is
it it interesting that we don't tell ourselves to shut up. So, stop the mean
language. Stop the criticalness about your body and love who you are. Literally
verbalize that. It'll start the upgrade. Third one is to like your parents. I hear
way too many people upset at their parents. They can't stand their parents,
their parents are weird. Their parents do weird stuff and they just don't like
their parents. Do you know that your parents are who brought you into this
world? They're the people who got you started in life. And yes, parents can be
strange. Yes, parents can do things. Yes, parents
are not perfect. But what happens is when we cast them off to the side, that's
our family line, that's our genealogy. Those are the... Those the people
in our family line. And no matter what they've ever done, you can still have a
good attitude and a good point of view of them. Because they're just trying. To
try to do their best. But a person who does not like their parents is going to
struggle. You will. You will struggle. Person who does appreciate their parents,
and like them for just being human beings, you're going to have an upgrade in
your life. Next is to like your family. That means everybody in your family. Even
that one person that just drives it crazy. But to love and appreciate your
family. I said love and we're staying on like. Like your family. When
you talk down about your family, you talk down about your brother your sister and
you talk down about them. And believe me, sooner or later somebody of the family
does something that offends the rest of the family that's just part of having a
family. But when we stay in that and regret and frustration towards our
family members, it eats at us. It will eat at you. And that feeling will just fester
into everything around you. So, while you're solving the weird thing that
happened in your family, still have a heart and a mind of liking your family.
You can keep struggles and problems separate from liking your family. You
still like your family and sort through the problems and the struggles that you
have. But when you lose, the like of your family, you lose a very important support
feeling. Psychologically, if you lose the like of your family, you begin to feel
like you're alone. And boy, when people are alone, they don't perform that well.
So, to upgrade, find ways to like your family. Now, where you work and what you
do or what organization you're part of, I'm going to call it tribe. So that's your
tribe. It's the people at work, it's the people on your team. It's the people... It's the
other people besides your family that you spend a lot of time with. Now, they're
human beings. And human beings do things weird, wrong, backwards sooner or later.
But once you start picking out people on your tribe and you start not liking
people, that fester's and it just spreads like a disease.
It just goes bad. Find a way to like them. Really. Find a way to like them. If you
can within these first 5 be able to produce the feeling of gratitude and the
feeling of like towards your name, your body, your parents, your family and your
tribe, you are producing a feeling that will upgrade your life. And it's just
liking. It's just like. You know, I mean to the level of love yet, right? But just to
produce this. And if you took this as rules, like, "I've got to find a way to
like my tribe. I got to find a way to like my family." And you pushed yourself
to follow these guidelines, you're going to find
upgrade. Because I've seen what happens with people who don't like their name,
don't like their body, don't like their family, they don't like their tribe. That
person is miserable. They're just miserable. There's a huge difference
between people who follow these guidelines and people who follow the
dislike kind of lifestyle. Okay, here's the next part. This is number 6, like
the weather. I don't know what it is but I meet people who are like, "Oh, I can't
stand the weather." And they're all complaining and moaning and groaning
about the weather. And then the weather changes again and they don't like that
whether. It's like why? Why? Why are we spewing all this negativity? You know, I...
there is a story I read in a book one time and it's talking about these 2
girls who are twins. And they're adults and they went on a trip together and
they wrote home. You know, writing home that no cell phones are texting back
then in this story. And they write home and their parents got 2 different
letters from one from each of their daughters. One letter is, "Oh, my goodness.
The city is amazing. We were having such a great time on our trip. And we've been
to some really cool shops and seen some great countryside. I love being on this
trip." The other daughter wrote the story of, "All it does is rain here all the time.
It's just miserable. It's wet, it's cold. I can't believe we're here on this trip."
Wow, I wonder who enjoyed the trip. Isn't it
interesting that we all get to see things at a different way. Whatever we
focus on really controls how we feel. What we focus on can control how we feel.
And now that feeling can literally affect the people around us. Okay, next
one. Be able to serve someone. It's one of the important rules about life is if we
are in the mode of serving others, wow! We already get this, right? You
already get this one. It's already going to cause an upgrade.
It's already going to be there. Because we're looking for a way to be able to
support and help another person. Which leads right into the number 8, is to
be able to help solve a problem for someone. Boy, if you could be a problem
solver and serve people, you have massive upgrades in your life. Because you are
interested in making other people's lives great. Number 9, when it comes
to the top 10 rules to follow is to remember to say please. Now please is
being polite but it's also got another really cool part to it. It means that
you're asking. You're asking for help, you're asking for support. You're asking
someone to pass the butter or the bread or... But you're involving other people.
Like you literally are polite and you involve others. That will keep you
connected to humanity. That'll keep you connected to the goodness of life. And of
course, when it comes to please then the last one is thank you. And to be able to
appreciate those people for whatever it is that they can give. If you've asked
your children to clean up their rooms and there's still socks and a pair of
pants and their beds not made, express gratitude to them by saying, "Hey, thanks
for cleaning up your room." Heck, I got to show you something
else here. Sometimes we like hold back thank you until everything's perfect. And
then it can be a rare occasion that we are expressing our gratitude. But to wrap
up all 10 of these, it all comes down to number 10. Do we live a life of gratitude.
For literally our name, our body, our family, the tribe were part of. All the
experiences were going through. Are we literally living a life of gratitude? If
you don't have rules, if you don't have rules that you live by, I don't know how
you're going to have an upgrade in life. I don't know how you're going to really
experience the sweetness that life has to offer. And I don't know if you noticed
but I want to just point this out. This starts from the inside and works its way
out. if I was coaching and mentoring you
right now and you're sitting across the table from me, I would go down this exact
same list to help you get your life in order. Once you decide to upgrade the way
you see yourself and to see the things around you it now empowers you to be
able to make better choices. These top ten rules live by literally empower you
to be able to make better choices. Because when we can see the goodness in
each one of these areas, we can make better decisions. A miserable person does
not make good decisions. An ornery person does not make the best decisions.
They just can't. Their mind is not in a place of seeing what the best thing to
do is. I think these 10 rules to live by it's going to help you. And if I were you,
here's a suggestion. I would focus on these top 2 right here. What if you
just picked 2? Number 1, to really enjoy telling your name and sharing your
name with other people. And be interested in other people's names. Their first name.
And listen to how they say their name. And if they're a little down and how
they say their name, maybe they need a boost for that day. Maybe they need some
compliments. And number 2 love and appreciate your body. It works hard for
you. It's got to digest everything keep you alive and keep you breathing, keep
your heart beating. And maybe you express more gratitude for it. Because it's
what's keeping you alive. So, I hope you enjoy these 10 rules to live by and I
hope you pick at least 2 out of these and start living them today. Hey, I hope
you enjoyed those ten rules to live by because I know when people follow the
guidelines like this, their life can have an upgrade. Now, here's another upgrade.
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