Reproduced from... http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,1206,l=&s=26744&a=196033,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL121106EP23A The original shows the following introduction... "We get a lot of advice during the course of our lives. Some is best not followed at all, but a few nuggets become words to live by. We asked several IT professionals to share the best advice they ever got—the counsel that has led to personal and professional gains, as well as headache losses."