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

I will accept your influence, guidance and direction if (and only if) I believe that you and I share similar goals.

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

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

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.

Success comes from doing what you enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, how can it be called success?

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