A list

• Always bring something to the table that will make you more welcome.
• Critics are good. They are the ones who show they care about what you are doing. Their criticism is affirmation that you are doing SOMETHING.
• Make sure the artifacts of your life show purpose and meaning.
• Benjamin Zander's rule #6 - "Don't take yourself so damn seriously".
• Command is the zenith of military achievement.
• Be worthy to lead. Then, lead a life of consequence.
• Think as a man of action; act as a man of thought.
• Honor never grows old.
• The truth provides a fixed point of reference.
• Audacity matters. Be audacious !