The future belongs to the competent

Develop a mentor at each stage of your career - someone who will give you guidance and advice.

Resolve to pay any price or make any sacrifice to get into the top ten percent of your field. That payoff is incredible!

Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocaldecision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something.

Do one small thing immediately - often this is all you need to do to get started.

Start with a picture of your goal as already achieved in the future, and work back to the present. Imagine the steps that you would have taken to get from where you are now to where you want to be.

There is no real limit to how much better a person who really commits to getting better can get. Every manager has the potential to become an excellent manager for the rest of his or her career.