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Break the Rules To Be a Success Becoming a rebel just may save you from insanity! Or how about Shelley….the woman who took the rule children are heard and not seen a little too seriously…and carried it into adulthood? “ ” She sat quietly, underachieving all of her life…when really, she was a super intelligent, incredibly capable woman who has suppressed herself because of a rule imposed on her as a child. Now it s your turn… ’ Embrace the rebel within, discover the rules you need to break…and reinvigorate your life by breaking them daily! STEP 1: Take 10 minutes now and write down all of the things you ve really, really longed to do…. write a list or reasons why you haven t done it them. ’ ’ / STEP 2: Now, consider your answers as if you are a third person, reading the notes of another, and pull those reasons apart and see if you can identify any self imposed rules that may be holding you back. - STEP 3: STEP 4: Write those rules down. Circle the rules that are truly holding you back and quite honestly…are just plain untrue! STEP 5: Now list 10 reasons these rules are holding you back and commit these to memory… so you never EVER again use these as an excuse to hold you back. Now release them and choose a NEW rule...one that moves you TOWARDS a better life.