What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about.

Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value surprisingly quickly.

Whether or not your values are operational is crucially determined by whether or not there are consequences for noncompliance.

What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about.

No one can manage you if you don't give them permission to do so. But if you are interested in accomplishing as much as you are capable of, then I believe there are good reasons to grant that permission.

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

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