educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Randy Pausch on time management: Here's what I know: Time must be explicitly managed, like money. You can always change your plan, but only if you have one. Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? Develop a good filing system. Rethink the telephone. Delegate. Take a time out. Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

Never make a decision until you have to.

Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

Look for the best in everybody