Chris Hadfield // "In any new situation...you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who creates problems. Or as a zero: your impact is neutral and doesn't tip the balance one way or the other. Or you'll be seen as a plus one: someone who actively adds value. Everyone wants to be a plus one, of course. But proclaiming your plus-oneness at the outset almost guarantees you'll be perceived as a minus one, regardless of the skills you bring to the table or how you actually perform... At best...be a zero...a zero isn't a bad thing to be. You're competent enough not to create problems or make more work for everyone else. You have to be competent and prove to others that you are before you can be extraordinary. There are no shortcuts..."