Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.

Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.

Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.

Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.

Laugh often. Starting your day with a good laugh, or at least a big smile, is as beneficial to your health as it is to your mood. Scientific studies at Northwestern University and Fordham University concluded that laughter benefits the heart, lungs, stomach and other organs. It relaxes tensions, changes attitude, and increases the body's natural painkillers. And it has no harmful side effects.

My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score.

Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan.