Initiate, Develop, and Maintain RelationshipsSUMMARY1. Our entire lives are based on relationships with others. Life ischallenging, but it is also fun and enjoyable if we build successfulrelationships with others. 2. Our entire lives are focused on achieving goals. We want to be happyand successful and to love and be loved, among other goals. 3. It is impossible to achieve our goals without the assistance of others.4. Therefore, building relationships with others is the key to achievingour goals. 5. Competition is an ever-present fact of life, and we will face manyobstacles and failures in our journey. 6. Persistence and determination are the keys to long-term success. Theonly thing we know for sure is that if we quit seeking our goals, we willlose, and losing should never be an option. 7. Building personal character, strength, and compassion through the useof these rules will allow others to want to have a relationship with us. 8. If we follow the seventeen rules detailed herein and adjust them to ourown personalities, we will clearly distinguish ourselves from 99 percentof all others. Be gentlemen or ladies, be loyal and supportive of newrelationships, and we will achieve our goals.