If I may, I'd rephrase point 2 as: "Be proactive, not passive or reactive". And I'd compress your points 4-5-6 into one: "Don't replace hard but workwhile work

If I may, I'd rephrase point 2 as: "Be proactive, not passive or reactive". And I'd compress your points 4-5-6 into one: "Don't replace hard but workwhile work with easy but worthless play."