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

What do I have to do to earn and deserve the key relationships that are going to get me where I want to go?

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.

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.

Truly visionary and successful companies have discovered that there is no conflict between the pursuit of profit and having a pursuit beyond profit.

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

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