‍    Rules That Work, originated from stories of how Ted changed and managed to rebuild his life after enduring several struggles.  It is an attempt to pass down to family, friends and anyone interested, some of the wisdom learned in life.  It was written with significant help from Carolyn, who has been an amazing co-writer and editor in many of my works.

‍     Throughout life I endured many difficult times.  I have received great blessing and also have experienced failure.  I grew up in a situation where I experienced both significant negatives and positives.  Unfortunately for me those negatives were all too often self-imposed.  But I changed, and learned a few things along the way that redirected my life and gave me stability.  Character and growth have replaced confusion.  This book is an attempt to share my experience and character sketches with you.  These ideas are powerful and reflect a conscious plan to actively pursue positive qualities.

‍     Rules That Work, describes how I changed to become a positive man of growth.  It also reveals how a growing life has helped me to influence my surroundings, and be a benefit to my wife and family.

‍   Having taken steps to regenerate and adjust my life, I needed a way to continue growing and not fall back into a confusing lifestyle.  My Thirteen Rules represent planned, deliberate techniques I learned to enable myself to grow in life.  They represent character qualities, wisdom and active steps I take to live and be a leader in my world.  Hopefully, you will find benefit in these ideas.

‍     You are more than you can possibly imagine.