I am a huge fan of the television show, "NCIS," especially the character Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Gibbs for short). Gibbs has a list of rules that are occasionally referenced in each episode. Many of them have numbers, but some of them don't. However, a lot of these rules could be applied to more than just the cases they work on. These rules could be applied to our daily lives. Here are a few that I thought would be good to follow in life:

Rule No. 1: "Never screw over your partner."

In the show, Gibbs is referring to the partner someone has on a case, but this could also be referred to the partners we have in life, whether romantic or not. It's not good to screw someone over, especially if it is someone we know and trust. Your partner is someone who trusts you to have their back and to be loyal, and if you do something to break that trust, you could potentially lose that partner in life. Always do your best to have your partner's back, no matter what.

Rule No. 5: "You don't waste good."

This one seems pretty simple: If you have something good, don't throw it away. If your life is going well, don't question it or do something to ruin the good in it. If you have a good relationship with someone, don't throw it away by cheating or making a mistake you know will be unforgivable. Don't waste something that is going well in your life, because you may never be able to get it back.

Rule No. 8: "Never take anything for granted."

This one is pretty self-explanatory. As a society, we often take a lot of things for granted. We take for granted the roof we have over our heads or the clean running water or even the shoes on our feet. Not everyone has the luxury of these things. We need to learn to be more thankful for the simple things we have that we are used to having, because not everyone has access to these simple things.

Rule No. 15: "Always work as a team."

Everyone knows the cliché: "There's no 'I' in team." Most of the time, we can't do everything on our own, no matter how independent we may think we are or want to be. Don't be afraid to ask for help on something. Having other people's help can often make the project better. And it also makes it easier and faster to get done. When people work as a team, they can be unstoppable, and that's why Gibbs' team is the best.

Rule No. 36: "If you feel like you're being played, you probably are."

Trust your intuition. If you feel like a friend is using you, or you feel as if you are part of someone's game, you most likely are. Once you figure it out, do your best to remove yourself from the situation or the friendship (which isn't even a friendship in the first place if they are using you). You will be better off without that sort of thing.

Rule No. 45: "Clean up the mess that you make."

Everyone makes mistakes, it's part of life; mistakes are a learning opportunity. But, if you don't clean up after the mistake you made and don't do everything you can to fix it, that makes it an even bigger problem. We must own up to our mistakes and do our best to correct it so it doesn't leave hurt feelings or cause more mistakes.

Rule No. 51: "Sometimes you're wrong."

I'm sure everyone knows that one person that always has to be right. They are super difficult to argue with and try to continue to prove they're right, even after you've proven them wrong. No one is right all the time. It's always a good idea to admit when you're wrong. It may take courage to admit it, but your friends will thank you. Don't be that person that hates to be wrong and does everything they can to make sure they are always right. Do the right thing and admit it when you're wrong.

Rule No. 69: "Never trust a woman who doesn't trust her man."

This one might seem weird on the surface, but it makes sense. If someone doesn't trust the one person in their life that they should trust the most, chances are, they can't trust other people, and may even be not trustful themselves. Someone that has trust issues should never be trusted, so be aware of those kinds of people in your life.