Everyone has to have Rules

I have posted about my Rules before. Here are some in order of importance:

• Don't Panic.
• Be prepared.
• Keep an escape route open.
• Don't lie to yourself.
• Keep your overhead low.
• Don't procrastinate.
• Be decisive. Even if it means you'll be wrong sometimes.
• Keep secrets.
• Never cut what can be untied.
• Be organized.
• Say what you mean and mean what you say.
• Make long and short term goals.
• Consider the worst case scenario now and then and prepare for it.
• Give people a second chance, but not a third.
• Keep it simple.
• Act as though it were impossible to fail.

--What Rules do you have?