Here's the real top 10 list. Thank you Kirk Watson:

1. Throw away the labels.
2. Speak plainly and listen carefully.
3. You are not going to meet everyone's concept of perfection. (remember the 84% rule - Senator Watson won with 84% of the vote - that means 16% voted otherwise.)
4. Be biased toward action. There is value in failure but do not be paralyzed by it.
5. Never forget that hope matters.
6. Have a short-term focus with a long-term vision.
7. Know your core values and what your greatest assets are. Be willing to admit weakness.
8. Avoid nit-pickers, naysayers and know-it-alls.
9. Create new constituencies and avoid creating new enemies.
10. Find and focus on the positive. Focus on the power.
10.5... Enjoy what you are doing.

Good thing my dad took notes.