Life's all about 'me' anyway
Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.
Do not put cleverness in front of the communication.
If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules
Be unfashionable. Take risks.
Even a bad idea executed is better than a good idea undone.