Rule 53 - One of my favorite times of the year is upon us.  No, I’m not talking about March Madness.  What I am talking about are those wonderful treats called Girl Scout Cookies.  Besides them being extremely delicious…why should you buy them?  According to the Girl Scouts website:

“All of the proceeds—every penny—from a local council’s cookie activities remains in the area where the cookies are sold. This revenue is used to benefit girls, some of it directly by remaining in the Girl Scout troop/group treasury and some of it indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing the Girl Scout program in the local area.”

I do believe the Girls Scouts is a wonderful organization for girls, but I will make a slight caveat to simply buying them and add that you should buy Girl Scout Cookies from actual Girl Scouts.  What do I mean by that?  Well, I mean you should make it a point to always buy the cookies from Girl Scouts that are out selling them.  I know the money goes to the same place if you order them thru a parent and I always make sure to order some from folks selling them in the office on behalf of their kids.  I primarily do this just to ensure I get some of the kinds that I really want and it means that I get delivery at the office where the cookies will generally stay for me to give to folks that stop by my desk for a chat. 

What I believe is walking the path of the awesome would be for people to always make it a point to buy at least one box every time they see a Girl Scout Troop selling them outside grocery stores, coffee shops, door to door, etc. 

Most of the time I never actually need to buy them, but I always grab a box for a few dollars and will most often give them away to my family or take em over to friends houses to share.  Why do I do this?  Because these girls are out there trying to sell the cookies themselves and are putting forth the effort to do this.  Sure they could just sit back and let their parents/guardians do it for them, but they are working hard to be their own little fundraisers.  I want them to know their efforts aren’t wasted and that working hard themselves does pay off so that they don’t learn to sit idly by and let others do things for them.  The out of pocket cost to you is minimal to walk this path of awesomeness, but the life lesson you help to teach and the benefit to the troop itself is worth so much more.  Stay awesome my friends.

What are your favorite Girl Scout Cookie flavors?  Personally, I am a thin mint fan and love to eat them frozen.

This post was written by Chad Elkins.

Rule 50 - There is just something special about the number 50 and because of that it should always be celebrated.  Whether it’s the 50th wedding anniversary, 50 years of something being in existence, or even the 50th rule posted on a blog about being awesome…you should always make it a point to celebrate and acknowledge this milestone.  I’m not really sure what makes reaching this number such an achievement, but for some reason it just always seems special.  Whatever the reason, embrace this special number and celebrate its awesomeness.

This post was written by Chad Elkins.

Rule 49 - Use the word “awesome” in a sentence at least once a day. It may take a little getting used to at first, but eventually it will become a habit…and that’s awesome.

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Rule 44 - Recycle and respect the Earth and its natural resources on both land and sea. Encourage others as well. Failure to do so only hurts us all…doucher.

Rule 40 - Find the humor in everything no matter what. Life is full of it.

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Rule 38 - Everyone needs to know at least two jokes; one clean and one dirty.  Trust me.  You will eventually need to use one or both of them at some point.  When will you need this?  Could be at a job interview or maybe out at a bar while hitting on a chick.  Don’t be the lamewad that when asked if they know a good joke says they don’t know any.  There’s just no excuse for that.