Table of Contents
Letter to the Reader xi
Introduction xiii
Rule #1 Sign Your Own Permission Slip 1
Give Yourself Permission to Stop Asking for Permission
Rule #2 Go For Purpose Over Payout 13
Happiness Is Not a Time Card
Rule #3 Don't Ask For Help 25
Ask for What You Need
Rule #4 Give Your All 33
You Have More to Offer Than You Might Think
Rule #5 Point Of View Is Everything 41
Look for the Opportunities in Front of You
Rule #6 Love It And Leave It 55
Be Okay with Walking Away
Rule #7 Be Better Together 67
Practice with Partnerships Makes Perfect
Rule #8 Communicate Your Heart Out 77
Dialogue Daily to Stay in Sync
Rule #9 Create Two-Way Streets 87
Networking Flows Both Ways
Rule #10 Change Things Up 95
Change Is Inevitable and Enviable
Rule #11 Skip The Shortcuts 103
No One Is Timing You
Rule #12 Play The Wild Card 111
Go On and Take the Risk
Rule #13 Be There For It 121
Make Yourself Available
Rule #14 Unfollow 129
Break from the Pack and Go Your Own Way
Rule #15 Gut Check 139
Gel into Your Intuition
Rule #16 Have An Experimental Phase 147
You'll Never Know Until You Try
Rule #17 Get Friendly With Failure 157
Sometimes You Win; Sometimes You Learn
Rule #18 Collab Over Compete 165
There's Always Enough Success to Go Around
Rule #19 Go Beyond Burnout 175
Work Can Be Self-Care Too
Rule #20 Forget About Balance 185
Optimize Your Life for You
Rule #21 It's Endless 193
Success Is Being Able to Keep Going
Acknowledgments 199
About the Author 203