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Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.

Every time you step out on that field, it's tough. There is no easy way to approach it and no short cuts out there.

I don't expect that because I was successful in one field that I will then get a ride of passage into another.

It is difficult. You've got a lot of things outside the field. But you need to learn and understand things you can do.

If you are succesfull for 20 years, you can't expect to stay on the same level all through that period. A career has its ups and downs and in-betweens.

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.

It's not easy to sustain a long career, and sometimes I don't even think about how long I've been doing it.

In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.

When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.

If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you're not going to get very far. You simply won't.