Chapter 241

What are your nonnegotiables, and what are your guardrails?

These are different and equally important. Your nonnegotiables are your values that you live by come hell or high water. They are the foundation of your moral house that you live and die in. They are the measurement of your life. They are the cornerpins of your stability, however much or little that may be.

The guardrails are the systems that you have in place to stay true to your nonnegotiables. These are your protection pieces. These are your safety lines to protect you. These are your over-the-cliff protection frames to keep you on the road. They may hurt when you bump into them or crash into them, but that pain is less than if you ruin your nonnegotiables. Trust me.

So here, list your nonnegotiables:

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Here list your guardrails:

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Is this the life you want?