The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall.
What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before.
Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often.
Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.
Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.