I will not accept your guidance and critique unless you are supportive and nurturing. On the other hand, you need to be continually demanding.

More than any other factor, it is the people we have to deal with that determine the quality of our work lives.

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

Don't get stampeded by what people around you value. The task is to figure out what YOU value - and value highly enough to throw yourself into with unqualified passion.

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

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.

What you do with your billable time determines your current income, but what you do with your non-billable time determines your future.