To the greatest degree possible. With a passion. Minorities don't have the luxury of being mediocre. The second was preparation. You have to continually prepare yourself for opportunities.
Preparation is even more important today.
The acceleration of change for companies and of technology that affects jobs, the fact that specialists are giving way to general management kinds of people, will tell you that you continually need to prepare yourself and look beyond whatever you're doing today to learn the skills that are necessary for tomorrow. And third was community. You have to reach out and help other people. The support groups helped each other, but they also reached outside the corporation to the black community at large. Helping in the community is an obligation.