Always be yourself, but never rude or loud.

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The lesson always starts with "Be yourself, " a piece of advice that she has always taken to heart.

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"Even if you exert yourself to police the market, the chance that you could compromise yourself will always be there, " says David Gerald, head of the Securities Investors Association of Singapore, Asia's largest shareholder group.

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There is no way to physically always be there for your children and always be at the office and always be present for your significant other and then take care of yourself.

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He tells people it's good to be in business for yourself, but always have a backup plan.

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She taught me how to navigate this business and life itself with grace and humor, and to always be true to yourself.

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And in the same way that entrepreneurs are always improving and investing in their products, you need to always be improving and investing in yourself.

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When playing soccer, I always thought you had to be nuts to launch yourself into the air and head the ball.

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Do you think you're being guilty yourself of looking at the past and saying that will always be the same?

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