1. Confidence This was the biggest problem with the pilot's performance that day. Confidence without the ability to back it up is useless, but if you’re truly competent, own it. 2. Candor Truly professional people are forthright. They assess the situation, calculate the risks, and offer a truthful opinion. 3. Self-awareness This is a part of displaying confidence -- knowing who you are and where you fit in the world, and owning your strengths and weaknesses. If you do that, you can work to buttress the things you don't do as well. 4. Strategic thinking One of the basic tenets of success is to start with the end in mind. Truly professional people identify their goals, then work backward to achieve them. 5. Anticipation Be like Radar O'Reilly. Wait, you probably don't get that reference, because most people reading this probably weren't seeing the television show M*A*S*H in the 1980s. (See? Self-awareness.) No problem. Just know that f...