The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
I can, therefore I am.
That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.