My Mantra: Everything I Hated About High School is Alive and Well in Corporate America

1. Be true to yourself whenever possible.  Tune out the noise as much as possible and figure out what you want.  You are not responsible for other people's bullshit and agendas.
2. There is no destination.  You have arrived.  What will you do with this gift?
3. Cherish the REAL people in your life.  Tell them how you feel.  Spend time with people who let you be yourself and love you for it.
4. Work should never define us.  Invest the time and energy to have a rich life outside of what we do to pay the mortgage.
5. Realize it's all a game.  Figure out your survival strategy (how much bullshit you are willing to put up with).  BUT, pick your battles.  They are not all worth it.
6. Know your assholes.  Identify and react appropriately. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck: it is a duck!  Don't make excuses!
7. Don't take yourself or your job too seriously because in the spectrum of life, it doesn't really matter
8. Things that you may obsess about now , don't really matter.  Do you remember why someone in your life acted like a jerk 2 years ago? 
9. There are many insecure people running around the planet who try to use their "position" as way to control others.  Never give anyone power over you.  At the end of the day, they are just not worth ever caring about.
10. Some times you'll find yourself trusting someone who is not trust worthy.  Learn and forgive yourself!
11. Make a lot of fucking lemonade.  Figure out what makes you happy and adapt to it.