Things we can all learn from Brett Favre

Brett Favre is high up on a very short list of all-time greatest NFL quarterbacks. And yet his re-instatement to the NFL, and the ensuing controversy, culminating in a trade to his new team holding great promise, only for their hopes to be dashed, was equally one for the books.

These are some takeaways that resonate with us all.

• Even living legends are expendable.
• You may control your own career destiny, but management still has a pretty significant say in the process.
• If you make a commitment, stick to it.
• If you change your mind, accept that there are consequences beyond your control.
• Always leave off on a good note. You just never know whom you'll be working for next.
• You can't succeed on your reputation alone.
  

Late additions:

• It's hard to get out from under your own shadow.
• Sometimes the pedestal we find ourselves on is just too seductive to step off.
  
• Maybe Sandy Koufax, Jim Brown and Joe DiMaggio were on to something.