I grew up fascinated by discovery. Both of my parents are scientists, very intelligent as scientists go to say the least. I grew up learning, watching, seeing life through the lens of science. The stories of scientific discoveries intrigued my young mind, made an impression on me I still remember today. In the modern world, we receive science at the end, when it works in the computer I am on right now or the device you are using to read this at the moment. At the beginning, scientists experiment. They go on what they feel, experimenting to confirm what they believe is possible. They follow the experiment and the repetitions, failures, successes, changes, until they find a process that works. Playing football [now in the US as soccer] was the first experiment that gave me the joy of experiencing discovery firsthand. Repeating the experiment changed football from an activity into a passion, teaching lessons that I have promised a couple of former teammates we will record in a book one day. Here are few always foremost in my mind: 1. The basis of learning how to do what you say you will do is consistent application to the task(s) at hand2. Learn how to learn, as you learn as much as you can3. Professionalism is pursuing the passion when you do not feel passionate about it4. Always believe you have a chance to succeed no matter what the odds5. work smart, as hard as you possibly can6. what you know and who you know, keep a healthy balance of both