If you could dissect my personal creed into 20 pieces of hard won wisdom, this is what it would look like. These are my 20 rules to live by:

1.      Pray. Express your gratitude daily for your family and friends. Repent and ask for the opportunity to live with purpose, develop great skill, display great talent, live with wisdom and contribute to the world.

2.      Maintain Health and Fitness. Eat right, supplement your diet, and work out a minimum of three times per week to maximize your energy and prevent illness.

3.      Strive to be a better friend and family member.

4.      Connect with mentors, thought leaders and people who believe in you, raise you up and make you better.

5.      Create an environment of greatness. Surround yourself with inspiration: great books, art, music and movies.

6.      Reflect and Refine constantly, recharge consistently. Care for and maintain your life.

7.      Live in the external, study and cultivate the internal.

8.      Create experiences that leave you feeling in awe. These events are the highlights of your life.

9.      Know yourself. Identify your strengths and play to them.

10.   Take responsibility for everything, even your existence.

11.    Be genuine. Live a heart centered life. You should fall in love with something about every person you talk to.

12.     Treat all Time as your greatest asset. It’s a non-renewable resource.  

13.    Seek to achieve your personal best. 

14.    Create a cushion, so you’ll have a soft landing when you slip and fall.

15.     Become a master at doing good, become great at giving.

16.     Be a student first and a teacher always.

17.     Admire something about everyone you meet. Seeing the higher qualities in others helps you find the reflection of them in yourself.

18.     Practice being a good listener. 

19.     Sow and Reap. The seeds for the future are already within you. 

20.     Aim high!