A mentor must always guide, never push. It was my job to listen to them, offer my perspective, and encourage them to pursue the ideals they believed to be true.

The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.

Remember this your lifetime through: Tomorrow there will be more to do. And failure waits for all who stay With some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more, And even harder than before.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Show me what you can do; don't tell me what you can do.

Being yourself; not acting. You therefore can function near your own level of competence. Satisfy you own expectations rather than those of others.

There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.