Always max out your potential. Focus on what you are good at and make that your best skill. Try to be innovative instead of just technical and think out of the box.
Find something you really love doing. If you found it, stick to it no matter how crazy it might seem. Just do whatever makes you happy… Every second lost is lost forever, you never get it back.
Creating opportunities for yourself like contacting up-and-coming film directors can do wonders for your career if they like what you do, so keep at it, and keep creating music, demos and stuff people can listen to.
You can never give up and you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. You can have all of the talent and chops in the world, but you have to be prepared to eat macaroni & cheese 3 times a day, live in a roach infested apt and accept rejection with dignity.
Work hard, never rest on your oars, listen, constantly work on your skills, never give up because sometimes opportunities arise by coincidence and always be your toughest critic.
Don’t use the words “epic” or “emotional” in your music titles – not everyone will think your music is epic or emotional, so give your songs a unique title people will remember.
I find that the composer and sound design community is one of the most supportive I have seen in the music world. Get engaged in that community and you will find everything you need.
Always approach things with the idea: what can I do, or what can be done, not what can’t. We say, “don’t tell me what it can’t do, tell me what it can!”