Rules to live by that helped me along the way

1. Take Responsibility - for everything in your life (you are exactly where you deserve to be).
2. Commit to excellence - don't take shortcuts to achieve results.
3. Expect to succeed - know it and work toward it every hour and don't doubt yourself.
4. Set specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound (SMART) goals.
5. Have a specific plan of activities - whatever you do every day - plan it and work it.
6. Make a serious internal commitment to yourself to work your plan.
7. Avoid negative thoughts and people who just complain without offering solutions.
8. Be flexible in your thinking.
9. Maximize creativity in everything you do.
10. Believe in yourself, your family, your team, your company, your country, etc.