Third, own your decisions and learn from them. Yes, we all must make decisions in any academic position and we hope we make those with the best knowledge in hand. However, even when one is unwilling to make a decision or is indecisive in their judgement, they have, in fact, actually rendered a decision. However, despite care in our decision-making process, some decisions may, in retrospect, have not been the best. It is often too easy for us to either beat ourselves up or blame others on the outcomes. This has been one of the hardest lessons I’ve learned through the years, but it does seem to get easier with aging (I am a firm believer that 60 is the new 40).