Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
Looks are part of business. A businessman should never stand out more than his customers. His mannerisms, his clothes, everything about him... Moderation is the key.
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.