If you spend every spare minute working and studying rather than pursuing your other passions you will quickly run out of material for situational interviews.

Once you are in a given role you need that passion even more to spread to those around you for motivation and to demonstrate commitment to your manager

Gather the thoughts, opinions and goals of the group, combine them with your vision and help the group achieve them by planning a strategy with them, not for them.

Take the time to reflect on what you have done, how you can improve it, and how it relates to other areas or people in your life.

Many innovations are merely the result of an externally cognizant manager applying a new technology or process in a way never considered before.