Rules of Life, The, 4th Edition

RULE 8

Know who you value

One of the absolute basics of happiness is security. It’s impossible to feel really happy if you don’t feel safe. And that doesn’t just apply to physical safety but also emotional security. What you want is a good, solid support network so you know that if things go wrong in life you have somewhere to turn, someone who will catch you if you fall.

You might have different people for different areas of your life: colleagues at work you can trust, mentors whose advice you can ask and whose wisdom you can call on, friends who you can count on to be there, family who would do anything for you, parents who will always give you a roof over your head.

Know who these people are. And if you don’t feel confident that you can ...