The Rules of Life: A Personal Guide for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life

great common sense read for anyone who wants to improve their quality of life and feel happier and balanced.

I have read and reread this book, and I find myself using this book as a constant source of motivation and redirection towards the positive. This book is well constructed and written in a way that engages the reader to want to read more. The simple ideas contained in the "rules of life" will inspire some pretty deep thoughts concerning how you live your life and react to your surroundings. I have taken to writing notes in the margins of the book, and when I re-read the rule I find myself getting a deeper understanding of how these rules play an important role in my life. When you come right down to it, all self-help literature explains how to recognize and overcome negative or destructive behaviors in our life. Templar helps explain how following "rules" will help you gain control over some of the more taxing events in your life. Templar uses very basic ideas and then explains how following these ideas enables you to gain understanding. A simple idea can take you into some very complex self interpretation. This book will start you on a journey of self discovery that will help carry you beyond the selfish, destructive life style that many of us lead. After reading this book, I have recognized the negative, repetative behavior in my life and now try to follow the "rules" to overcome this behavior. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to start themselves on a road of self improvement.

This book is fantastic!!! It helped me a lot in understanding what things are worth doing in life, how time should be spent, and how to treat myself and others. Most of the rules written in the book are of common sense, but since we tend to lose this valuable knowledge during adulthood, is good to be reminded of them.

I just happened to saw this book at a book store one day, decided to open it up. I could not put it down ended up buying them. I take it with me everywhere I go, I also bought me a scond copy to carry it in my car. This is exactly what I needed......for me personally, it was an instructional manual for a life in easy page to page step by step style which makes totally easy to read, and master these rules. The author had also responded to me kindly and I had a chance to tell him how much I appreciated his book. I did not thin he would reply to me..............I am reading it everyday, I am memorizing it, and applying it everyday. This book opened up my life. Because I did not have any direction, and confused with my action until then. Better than Bible.

This is a very good book indeed. I found it stimulating, interesting, informative and, best of all, encouraging. It made me feel good about myself and forgiving toward others. I liked the style in which it is written - light, friendly. It is a very good book that should be on the shelf of everyone who wants 110% out of their life without having to buy into anyone else's philosophy - Mr Templar lets us make up our own mind about how we live - it's all down to the choices we make. An excellent book.