My Personal Code of Honour (& new routine)

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Benevolence + Wisdom + Courage + Honour + Honesty + Dilligence

The only way to live is in the service of others. You will never find yourself if you are only focused on serving yourself. You will live an empty life without meaning.

Before you can be of service to others, you must attend to your health:

  • Mental health
  • Physical health
  • Financial health

Like in the airplane safety instructions, it's vital to put on your own oxygen mask first before helping others, because you need to be able to breath properly to effectively assist others.


1) Attending to your Health
  • Mental health
    • Stop over-thinking (over-contemplating) and instead get stuff done!
      • Make a list of things to do and do them!
    • Primarily use your phone as a phone (free yourself from your fondleslab)
    • Live free from social media (no Discord, no Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter etc.)*
    • Limit to after 19:00
      • YouTube*
      • Doll forums
      • Porn and masturbation**
    • Think healthy thoughts (right mindfulness)
      • Can we do it, yes we can!
      • Is everything going to be okay, yes it will be!
  • Physical health
    • Regular running and exercise
    • Eat and drink healthy
      • Practice the 2 hour rule (2 hours between trips to the kitchen)
  • Financial health
    • Look after your assets (house, cars, toys, etc.)
    • Free yourself of assets you don't need (assets possess you the same as you possess them)
    • Avoids loans where possible (no personal loans, no credit card debt, no car finance)
    • Overpay mortgage (and other debts)
      • Remember, you still need to have some fun!
* except work/educational
** okay before 0800 on weekdays or on the weekend (but preferably keep after 1900)

My personal code of honour is:
- To be responsible for my health.

2) Serving Others

Q: Who (or what) do you serve?
  • Serve your employer and customers
  • Serve your wife
  • Serve your family
Primarily, you must serve your employer who pay you a salary to do a job. It might be argued the family should come first, but most people cannot care for their family without funds to do so.

"I see myself continuing to grow in my career and taking on more responsibility within the company by leveraging the expertise I've gained working in this industry."

Loyalty is not a concept that exists in the private sector. When you are no longer needed, your company will let you go. It is important to serve your company well even though that is the case. And you should always move if you are presented with a new and exciting opportunity (remembering that the grass is not always greener.)

My personal code of honour is:
  • To serve my employer with dedication and to the best of my ability (cultivate a spirit of excellence)
  • To care about wife and family

3) Serving your Passions

Serve your passions in moderation!
  • Serve your passion for dolls*
  • Serve your passion for music*
  • Serve your passion for educating**
  • Serve your passion for food & drink
  • Serve your passion for walking/trekking
  • Serve your passion for sportscars and supercars ***
* Ideally, not during the working week before 1900!

** Need to think what it is I want to educate on in the future. Whilst I'm in IT, I love doing my blog and writing clear and to the point explanations for stuff that is often presented in an unnecessarily complex way. Beyond IT, perhaps teaching English to foreign students, teaching mathematics. For now it doesn't matter, educating people (and myself) in IT via the medium of a blog it is.

*** I simply don't have the money for sportscars. I've had my fun with cars, now time to be serious about my future. Pay off the personal loans and credit cards. Pay off the mortgage. Create a retirement fund (additional to pension.)

My personal code of honour is:
  • To serve my passions with the passion they deserve.

4) Serving your Future

"In five years, I see myself continuing to grow in my career and taking on more responsibility within the company by leveraging the expertise I've gained working in this industry for over 2 decades."

Truthfully, I don't know how much longer I can work staring at a computer screen. I am nearly 50. I would love to retire before 55. Can I do it? Yes I can! But only if I am disciplined and live frugally (and my passions don't need masses of money.)

If I was sacked/made redundant before 55, I would see it as an opportunity to retire earlier. From 2030, I want to be ready to hand in my resignation if I am still in my current role,

My retirement plans?
  1. Sell everything and build a stockpile of gold.
  2. Spend time with the wife.
  3. Spend time travelling.
  4. Do fitness.
  5. Volunteer.
  6. Educate.
My personal code of honour is:
  • To serve my future by being prepared for retirement.