- Start each working day with the idea that it may be the last.
- Ignore all orders that are aimed at destroying your dream.
- Do whatever it takes to realize your project, despite of your job description.
- Find people that can help you.
- Follow your intuition when you select people. Don’t go for second best.
- Keep a low profile – publicity triggers a company’s immune mechanism.
- Do not bet on a race if you do not run in it yourself.
- It is easier to ask forgiveness than approval.
- Be loyal to your targets but stay realistic on how you may reach them.
- Honor your sponsors, but don’t let them run you over.
Translated from Jan van Bilzem’s presentation at the BP2000 kickoff.