Now that you have your plan in mind, start making the work.  Remember that in the end your work has to be top notch.  Ultimately all of your guests are coming to see what you have done.  The display and environment are secondary to the work and if the work doesn't meet certain standards of professionalism it's never going to fly.  In my case I had fifteen gelatin silver prints and I had to make sure that there was a consistency throughout all of them.  They had to be framed properly, exposed correctly, printed consistently, cleanly matted, and then presented in fifteen frames that matched exactly.  No dust, no dirt, no smudges, no nothing.  They needed to be crisp.  Take lots of notes too to refer back to if you need to - with a show on the horizon there's going to be a lot going on anyway, so writing pertinent information down is a must! 

Lesson #3: The Work is #1 Priority 

The most important tip in doing a show is the work must be able to stand on its own.  Anything can distract the viewer and take their eyes away from the work.  You always want to try and minimize the distractions, especially when it concerns the work itself.  Oh, and when your work is not on display please, please, please protect it!  It takes so much less time to treat your work with respect every time you handle it than it does to go back and fix your mistakes. 

Lesson #4: The Josh Gomez tip for knowing if something is right -

"If it looks right, it is right."