1. That person/partner/mother/friend that’s just doing you down is no good to you. People that whine at you suck your energy. Why give them space in your brain? Your internal dialogue is freaky and complicated enough trying to come up with brilliant marketing ideas, don’t let them get in the way of your brilliantness (yes, I know that’s not a word but I just thought it was nice).
2. If you drink water along with that vat of coffee on your desk you’ll find you digest it better (don’t worry about peeing all the time, your body will eventually get used to it, absorb it rather than reject it, and your complexion will probably look nice and smooth).
3. Vitamin supplements are probably a good thing.
4. My stepson asked me today who started the Vietnam War rather like who started a playground fight. It made me feel a bit old.
5. Stay away from viruses. My wife had chicken pox at Christmas and it knocked her out completely (yes, you can get it as an adult and yes you can get it twice). Then I started feeling run down and lethargic, I’d fall asleep at by desk at 2 in the afternoon and hadn’t even had one beer for lunch. I’d been had, that damn virus had got me. Whoever invented paracetamol, I love you!
6. Money is only a commodity. An important one yes, but a commodity still. If you haven’t got enough at the end of the month, you ain’t going to lose your house. It’s not a good idea to go too many months like that, but missing one is no big deal.
7. A great Chris Brogan quote, “Do the work. Make it sexy. The practice is the reward”.
8. Taking time out for a walk or a run is good for productivity. So is sleep.
9. Conversely, staying up till gone 1 in the morning reading is not good for productivity. Even if it’s fun.
