Love the thread, its a great idea. I have worked with a few teams over the years and I have a couple points that I always try to abide by:
- Never Give Up
- Never say nothing isn't possible *until you attempt it
- It is more important for you to teach someone else to win an award than for you to win it yourself
- That being said, if you can't learn something new from someone, try to teach yourself how to do it.
- There is ALWAYS something to do, and the more you make it your job to better your own team, the more 'power' your team will have