Focus on being the best you can at what you want to do.

A true professional feels no pressure to run up a client's bill, knowing that any reduction in revenues caused by being efficient will be more than recompensed by the reputation earned for being honest and trustworthy.

Professional is not a label you give yourself - it's a description you hope others will apply to you.

If your clients aren't actively telling their friends about you, maybe your work isn't as great as you think it is.

You cannot and should not try to please everyone. Make sure that the right people like you, and it will be expected that others will not. That's how the world works.

The noble path does win but only if you are prepared to make the investment over a long period of time.

When did you feel most fulfilled? When did you impress yourself, or otherwise feel most proud of yourself?