The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
I can, therefore I am.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Well done is better than well said.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Who seeks shall find.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Leap, and the net will appear.
I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in nearly every aspect of the base system.