Nicholas Bate

Transformation 10, 6

1. Thank Them. They've helped considerably. Let them know.
   
2. Get Perspective. Look up.
3. Know When To Stop. You're done for the moment.
4. Get A Library Ticket. Free, instant, inspiration.
5. No Complaints. Get on with it.
6. Simplify, strip down, reduce to essence. Now you'll know exactly what you have to do.
7. You're lucky. Remind yourself of that daily.
8. Hang On In There. One more step may well be all it needs.
9. Take A Day Off. Chill, relax, reflect
10. Stop Doing The Non-Excellent Stuff. You know what it is.

Brave New World 53

More rules, more uncertainty, more anxiety.

Look after yourself more.

Michael Wade

Is here.

Patrick Rhone

Is right here.

Wow...

The before and after pics....

Thursday Melange 18

1. How to Escape the Bunker.
2. The Writing Primer.
3. How to Start your Very Own Business.
4. plus The Start Up Myths
5. Stay STRONG
6. Crazy Bold Experiments
7. Just say NO to PPT
8. Post Covid Business Essentials.
9. The Marketing Primer.
10. Redundancy
11. Covid-19, 101
12. Hunter-Gatherer 21C
13. Tackling Stress.
14. Manage that career
15. Be Bold 101
16. You still haven’t read Being The Best?!
17. Things They Don’t Teach at Business School
18. the secrets of success

 

1. How to Escape the Bunker.
2. The Writing Primer.
3. How to Start your Very Own Business.
4. plus The Start Up Myths
5. Stay STRONG
6. Crazy Bold Experiments
7. Just say NO to PPT
8. Post Covid Business Essentials.
9. The Marketing Primer.
10. Redundancy
11. Covid-19, 101
12. Hunter-Gatherer 21C
13. Tackling Stress.
14. Manage that career
15. Be Bold 101
16. You still haven’t read Being The Best?!
17. Things They Don’t Teach at Business School
18. the secrets of success

The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 25: The Project Box

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkable at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels. In a Brave New World where planet Earth undergoes several adjustments in the way we act and think, ensure such tools are all easily accessible in your portfolio.

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

25: The Project Box

It’s funny how for any project you are working on there are often a few ‘real’ items:  a couple of reference books preferred in hard copy. A PPT deck, similarly. A stack of yellow stickies from the Zoom brainstorm. A spiral notebook of outlining notes. For those of us who are still not yet 100% virtual, the project box is a life-saver. Everything for that product launch, that book plan, that sales pitch, that birthday party, goes into an individual box. Upon starting work, empty the box. Upon finishing, load up the box. 

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

14: The Fixie

 

15: The Note/The Photo

 

16: The Steamer.

 

17: The Back of an Envelope

 

18: The Master List

 

19: The Empty Room, the empty page.

20: The Tent

21: The Blackboard Wall

22: The Stop & Think

23: The Resourceful Mindset

24: The Camera Phone

25: The Project Box

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkable at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels. In a Brave New World where planet Earth undergoes several adjustments in the way we act and think, ensure such tools are all easily accessible in your portfolio.

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

25: The Project Box

It’s funny how for any project you are working on there are often a few ‘real’ items:  a couple of reference books preferred in hard copy. A PPT deck, similarly. A stack of yellow stickies from the Zoom brainstorm. A spiral notebook of outlining notes. For those of us who are still not yet 100% virtual, the project box is a life-saver. Everything for that product launch, that book plan, that sales pitch, that birthday party, goes into an individual box. Upon starting work, empty the box. Upon finishing, load up the box. 

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

14: The Fixie

 

15: The Note/The Photo

 

16: The Steamer.

 

17: The Back of an Envelope

 

18: The Master List

 

19: The Empty Room, the empty page.

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkable at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels. In a Brave New World where planet Earth undergoes several adjustments in the way we act and think, ensure such tools are all easily accessible in your portfolio.

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

25: The Project Box

It’s funny how for any project you are working on there are often a few ‘real’ items:  a couple of reference books preferred in hard copy. A PPT deck, similarly. A stack of yellow stickies from the Zoom brainstorm. A spiral notebook of outlining notes. For those of us who are still not yet 100% virtual, the project box is a life-saver. Everything for that product launch, that book plan, that sales pitch, that birthday party, goes into an individual box. Upon starting work, empty the box. Upon finishing, load up the box. 

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 24: The Camera Phone

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkable at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels. In a Brave New World where planet Earth undergoes several adjustments in the way we act and think, ensure such tools are all easily accessible in your portfolio.

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

24:  The Camera (on your phone)

Many professional photographers who were derogatory about the early cameras available on our phones have now come to realise 'the best camera' is 'the one which is with you'. It's tempting to describe this incredible device as a visual recorder and yes it can be that: of a poster with details of the live gig at a local venue, of flip-chart actions and of the stunning birthday cake baked for Jack. But the real joy of the camera is enhancing your skills as an observer. What is it about that building which so wants us to try and capture the faded pinks of its walls and tiles made of local clays? Observing carefully connects us to the now, to the simplest of pleasures and slows the relentless nature of time's arrow.

Use that camera phone to observe not simple to record. Notice how excellence blossoms.

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

14: The Fixie

 

15: The Note/The Photo

 

16: The Steamer.

 

17: The Back of an Envelope

 

18: The Master List

 

19: The Empty Room, the empty page.

20: The Tent

21: The Blackboard Wall

22: The Stop & Think

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

24:  The Camera (on your phone)

Many professional photographers who were derogatory about the early cameras available on our phones have now come to realise 'the best camera' is 'the one which is with you'. It's tempting to describe this incredible device as a visual recorder and yes it can be that: of a poster with details of the live gig at a local venue, of flip-chart actions and of the stunning birthday cake baked for Jack. But the real joy of the camera is enhancing your skills as an observer. What is it about that building which so wants us to try and capture the faded pinks of its walls and tiles made of local clays? Observing carefully connects us to the now, to the simplest of pleasures and slows the relentless nature of time's arrow.

Use that camera phone to observe not simple to record. Notice how excellence blossoms.

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

14: The Fixie

 

15: The Note/The Photo

 

16: The Steamer.

 

17: The Back of an Envelope

 

18: The Master List

 

19: The Empty Room, the empty page.

Get the tools to be brilliant in a Brave New World.

24:  The Camera (on your phone)

Many professional photographers who were derogatory about the early cameras available on our phones have now come to realise 'the best camera' is 'the one which is with you'. It's tempting to describe this incredible device as a visual recorder and yes it can be that: of a poster with details of the live gig at a local venue, of flip-chart actions and of the stunning birthday cake baked for Jack. But the real joy of the camera is enhancing your skills as an observer. What is it about that building which so wants us to try and capture the faded pinks of its walls and tiles made of local clays? Observing carefully connects us to the now, to the simplest of pleasures and slows the relentless nature of time's arrow.

Use that camera phone to observe not simple to record. Notice how excellence blossoms.

Bonus: How to Be Brilliant, the protocol.

The Tools so far:

1: The French Press

2: The Play-list

3: Notebook and pen.

4: The Egg-timer.

5: The Skipping Rope.

6: The Swiss Army Knife

7: A Wall and A Ball.

8: The 3 x 5 card.

9: Home-made Trail Mix

10: Compass.

11: The Wall Planner

12: The T- bar.

13: The Check-list.

Transformation 10, 5

 

1. Take Action. That's much more than a decision.
2. Get Back In The Gym. Get strong.
3. Review That Plan. Get focus.
4. Do Something Different. Re-vitalise.
5. Live That Dream. Sooner. Not later.
   
6. Go Play Ball Against The Back Wall. 
   
7. Drink better coffee.
8. What If You Knew Exactly What To Do? As you do.
9. Take Stock. And re-focus.
10. Only You Know. It is tough: but only you can make the decision, see 1.

Transformation 10, 4

1. Get Up Early and Write. You'll discover who you really are.
   
2. Go running. Walk a lot if necessary, just start running and finish running.
3. Wake up and Smell The Coffee. You're on...
   
4. Re-focus. What's vital?
5. Calculate Pounds/dollars/euros you earn Per Hour. Just so that you know.
   
6. Break Some Patterns. They are so yesterday.
7. Make The Choice. It's what brilliant people do.
8. Moleskine Magic. Notebooks=capture. Capture=power.
9. Don't Dare Defer Life. This is now.
   
10. Read Those books you bought. And learn from him/her.