Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.

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.

When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.