dogs love getting told what to do.

"Have you ever stopped to think why dogs love humans so much? No, it's not because their owners take them to the groomers every six weeks and occasionally pick up what they leave behind on the sidewalk. It's because dogs love getting told what to do. It gives them a reason to live. (This is particularly important since so many of them are out of work - spayed or neutered, which means they've been laid off from their job as reproducers of new generations of canines. Also, with a few exceptions, there isn't much call for their wired-in jobs, like sniffing out rodents.) As a human, you're the leader of the pack and you're telling the dogs how they should behave. Following your orders is their passion. And they like it.
Unfortunately, that's how humans are built, too. People want to have somebody tell them what to do. It's in our kernel. Any social animal has to be that way.
It doesn't mean you're subservient. It just means that you are likely to go along with others when they tell you what to do.
Then there are people with individual ideas, folks who have convictions in certain areas to the degree that they say, "No, I won't go along." And these people become leaders. It's easy to become a leader. (I has to be. I became one, right?) Then, other people who don't have convictions in those areas are more than happy to leat these leaders make their decisions for them and tell them what to do.
It's absolutely the right of any human being to do what they're told by someone they choose as a leader. I'm not arguing against that, although I find that part depressing. However, what I find to be unacceptable is when people, either leaders or followers, then try to impose their own world views on others. That''s not just depressing - it's scary. It's depressing that people will then want to impose their followingness - if that's a word on others, including me." (Linus Torvalds)

"People trust me. But the only reason they do is that so far I've been trustworthy." (Linus Torvalds)

"even if I'm the blackest demon from Hell, even if I'm outright evil, people can choose to ignore me because they can just do the stuff themselves. It's not about me being open, it's about them having the power to ignore me. That's important." (Linus Torvalds)

"Survive. Socialize. Have fun. That's the progression." (Linus Torvalds)

Don't be afraid to charge enough for your products or services. Know your value.

"Never take a job just for the money, for soon, like every living organism, you'll live beyond your means and you'll probably be miserable in your job. Always strive to take a job doing something you truly love to do. If it's money you seek, it will come to you in barrels-full, because if you love what you do, you'll no doubt do it very well and folks who want to best will beat your door down to employ you." --Garner Allen Mabry.

Never forget that it is always easier to say no to a vendor than it is to say no to your bank.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

Do your homework.

"I did learn fairly early that the best and most effective way to lead is by letting people do things because the _want_ to do them, not because you want them to. The best leaders also know when they are wrong, and are capable of pulling themselves out. And the best leaders enable others to make decisions for them." - Linus Torvalds 'Just for fun', p 121.

"You no longer have just your name. You have your name and whaever people say after it. (Peter Riguardi)

the most successfull people, the top 10 percent, are not that smart. They are just not as dumb as the bottom 90 percent. (Jerry M.Reinsdorf)

The more you embrace change and welcome challenges, the more you overcome fear. And the more experiences you undergo, the less fear you have. (Steven Plochocki)

Just because it works, doesn't mean it SHOULD.

If you have value, charge for it. ..

Whether you run a small private business or a large corporation, the words _no_ and _free_ impact success every day.
_No_ is the best word in the business vocabulary. If you are not willing to say n to bad business, no to poor deals, and no t poor retruns on order to focus on better opportunitios, you cannot win. Your bandwidth will be sperad too thin, and losing or dying program will take up more time and assets than dynamic, developing opportunities. It is amazing how few people can deliver a sustainable _no_ and move on to successful investments.
_Free_ is the worst word in business. Free offers, free samples, free trials - all have the value that the customer paid - zero. Huge amounts of investment, resources, and assets are spent on items that offer a low value for the customer. If you have value, charge for it. If the value can't be sold, you either have poor salespeople and approaches or you really don't have the value you think you have. (William T.Monahan, chairman and CEO of Imation Corporation)

Recover quickly and you'll always be successful.