10 rules to break?

If you wait until it's "your turn," your time may never come. Be proactive in getting what you want.

Learning ought to be a lifelong pursuit.

Reality can't be quantified in a spreadsheet or a few scientific studies. Listen to the experts, but also analyze your own experiences. Experts make mistakes just like everyone else.

Tomorrow is promised to no one. This isn't permission to spend money recklessly, but a reminder not to sacrifice your healthy years in order to live marginally more comfortably for an old age that may never come.

Sending a thank you note to a prospective employer never got me a job. Many employers don't have the courtesy of even sending you a rejection letter whether or not you send the thank you note after the interview.

The early worm gets eaten.

It should be "No brain no gain."

Making your bed allows mites to grow under the humidity of the tucked in covers.

Not if you have broken ribs!

Don't be rude, but make your issues known to the other party if it will lead to a solution.