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

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.

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

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.

Stop teaching students that they are the best and the brightest.

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

Professionals have to decide on which subjects they are prepared to give nagging rights