Always desire to learn something useful.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Never complain and never explain.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
You never know what motivates you.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
After a storm comes a calm.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.