You don’t have to look back a full year, but take a time frame from the past and work to double your productivity now.

You are an amazing person with a combination of skills and talents that no one can duplicate, and many in your orbit can not live without. Don’t wait until your work gets noticed for you to get recognition. Do amazing things immediately and get noticed because you are amazing.

Everyone knows the wisdom of having backup plans. Few people put in the work to craft and develop backup plans on par with the main plan.

You should work hard to be punctual with all your scheduled events. Even if your peers never are. That is true professionalism.

You are extremely gifted, even if you feel overpowered by the accomplishments and gifts presented by others. Never discount your own abilities.

Looking for a way to stand out? Become a master at some skill, and show the skill to the world.

Viciousness you excuse in yourself, friends, or teammates will one day return to you, and then you won’t have an excuse.

People who are extremely vocal about their values, goals, rules, and lifestyle have to be consistent with their actions. If the two contradict each other, pay attention!

Make sure to keep track of the good things that occur, as slow as they may seem to unfold, to avoid being attached to a dismal (and inaccurate) view of the world.

There is evidence that introverts and extroverts both benefit from being pushed to be more extroverted.