Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.
I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.
Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.
Develop a good filing system.
Never make a decision until you have to.
It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.