Axiom 81: Learn to Work for Others First

You must learn to work for someone else first before you can ever successfully work for yourself. If you can learn to give someone else your all at work then you will certainly be able to do the same for yourself someday in return.

Here are the 10 commandments of working for some one else: 

1. Always stay busy. Learn to make the most of your time at work. Your boss will notice if you are wasting the company's time.
2. Don't be late or miss work. This causes others to have to pick up the slack for you.
3. Always tell the truth even when you screw up. Covering up something with a lie will make it some much worse for you and your reputation in the long run.
4. Be a sponge and understand how the business works, follow orders, and observe intently. Make yourself indispensable. 
5. Work fast. Be more productive than everyone else. 
6. Offer to do more than expected. Even if you don't get more tasks by asking your boss will take notice.
7. Avoid gossip and conflict. Keep it professional. Always.
8. Complete every task assigned by your boss asap. Keep the ball moving.
9. Dress nice and maintain good hygiene. Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
10. Make as few mistakes as possible. Learn from your mistakes. Never make the same mistake twice.

Axiom 80: Explore Boundaries

"Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground." -Judith Thurman

“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.” 
-Ansel Adams

It is in our human nature to be explorers. From the moment we are born we start exploring our world. It is this exploration that helps us grow and learn. It is when we stop exploring that we stop growing. 

Maintaining a pristine static bubble in which we often live seems like a good thing. The stability brings us comfort. However, the world is not static. The world itself is exploring. It is growing, changing. You must learn and adapt with it. 

Those who explore and push their boundaries will stay successful in life. Those who do not will become stale and outdated. Don't be afraid to embrace the exploring nature you once had as a child.

Axiom 79: Make Your Free Time Count

"You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one." 

-Tom Kite

"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." 

-Stephen R. Covey

Time is the most precious commodity we have. Often we waste time like it is an infinite resource only to regret doing so later in life. Examine for a moment how it is that you spend your free time. Are you using your free time wisely? Or are you simply wasting your precious life away?  

Everyone needs a little non-productive free time now and then. However, it is when these non-productive activities take over the entirety of your free time that the danger lies.

What will you have to show for your personal life? (Assuming your are blessed enough to live to an advanced age). Are the only things you'll be able to tell your grandchildren things like; When I was younger I spent four hours a night on facebook, I went to the bar every night for happy hour, I was a great Call of Duty player, I watched every home baseball game on TV for 20 years straight, etc.

Or would you want to instead tell your grandchildren things like; When I was younger I brewed my own beer at home, I traveled to all the great regional restaurants, I learned how to build furniture, I painted landscapes of places I visited, etc.

There is a difference the quality of free time activities. Don't waste away what little time you have. If you do then your only identity will be your career and the shallow way you spend your free time.