If you listed all the people you love, I imagine your partner and your children – if you have them – would come first and the rest of your family and your friends would come along afterwards in some haphazard kind of order. And beyond that are all the people you barely know, and may not love in the deep, passionate way you do your close family, but who nevertheless you wish well. And even people you’ve never met but still feel a warmth towards.

I’ve broken down this book into Rules for partners, family and friends. I said at the start that there would be some overlaps, and there have been. But I’m still left with a handful of Rules that apply to everyone you meet, not only your family and friends – but them too of course.

These Rules are universal in the sense that they apply to everyone we encounter and especially those we love. They are also fundamental to living a life that is full of love, both towards you and from you. Master these five Rules, and you’re really rocking.