The Rules
It was 1974 when I first heard "Attitude determines altitude" and even without a single hour of flying time to my name, I understood its coming importance to my life. It became "Rule Number One." Now there are many more.
- Attitude determines altitude.
- Bloom where you are planted; talent is rare and cannot be ignored.
- A practiced calm will serve you well.
- Deal with it.
- Embrace change.
- Not every battle is worth fighting.
- Gravity always wins.
- Happiness takes effort.
- If your boss demands loyalty, give him integrity; but if he demands integrity, then give him loyalty. — John Boyd
- It's the journey, not the destination, that gives life meaning.
- You don't know what you don't know.
- A man's got to know his limitations.
- There is only so much you can do.
- No plan survives the enemy.
- Optimism takes work and is rewarded.
- Perfect is the enemy of good. —Voltaire
- Quote others, you get a lot more done when you don't worry about the credit.
- Risk is necessary; the turtle only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.
- There are greater sins than laziness, but laziness is a sin.
- Trust but verify. — Ronald Reagan
- Sometimes thoughts are best when unspoken.
- The angle of the view sometimes determines the view itself.
- When you don't know what to do, do the work in front of you.
- Lead by conspicuous example.
- Don't worry about things you cannot control.
- Learn early, start with zero and add from there.