Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.

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.

Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.

Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.

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.

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