There are so many rules for life. We create them ourselves or others push them on us. For some reason we stick to them as if they are written in stone. We act as if the life police will come strip search us and arrest us if we do not follow these rules.

 I believe you need to create your own rules for life. It is your life; shouldn’t you be the one who makes the plan you live by?

Here are some rules I think should be broken:

Always try impress people - Why should you spend your life impressing people? Wouldn’t it be easier to just be yourself. Who you are is more impressive than trying to sell yourself to others. Better yet, how about I change the rule to - You don’t need to impress others, they need to impress you.

Work is work, play is play- NO WAY. Why can’t work be fun too? I always work hard on making my work as fun as play. I love what I do so it doesn’t even seem to be work. I do not separate my life into categories. I am just me all the time.

Act professional to get ahead - Stop acting! Why do we have to pretend to be someone else to be successful? I am who I am and that makes me unique. I do not want to hide what makes me stand out of the crowd. If you ask people what professional is, they define it in so many different ways. I define it in my own way which allows me, to just be who I am. No act at all.

Decide with your brain, not your heart- Do we always have to do what is logical? Falling in love really places you in a vulnerable state. It is easier not to allow yourself to get hurt so the logical choice is to never fall in love. I don’t want to live without love. Sometimes my heart just knows better.

Don’t rock the boat - Making waves is how we make changes in our lives. Sometimes we have to get shook up to really get out of comfort zone and move our lives in the right direction.

Conflict can be healthy when handled the right way as well. We can not all go around thinking the same or we would never grow.

Speak your mind - I believe you need to stand up for yourself. I believe you should share your ideas. I believe you shouldn’t be afraid to be different. I know there is a lot of things I think about that do not need to be said out loud though. There is a thin line between speaking your mind and being a bitch.

I also believe we all have opinions and we do not need to share them with the world. If we ask if we can share, it is welcomed feedback and that is completely different.

Save the best for last - Life is way too short to save the best for last. I want to enjoy the best now and I want to create other opportunities to enjoy the best in the future. Best is not something we delay until we are ready for it or only for a nice holiday. I want to enjoy it as it comes.

Work hard - Why should work be hard? I always do work that I have strengths in. I play to my natural talents. If giving a presentation is hard for you, but easy for me, shouldn’t I do it?

I am committed to what I do. I am very productive and driven in my career. But it is not struggling or working hard that moves me forward, it is simply my passion and motivation that propels me forward.

What are some of life rules you break?

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