Nicholas Bate

Deeper Than Seth, Broader Than Tom and A Lot Less Scary Than Tim (Ferriss)

Michael Wade on the vital search for true talent.

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1. to get more business
2. to learn more stuff
3. to understand how you can help
4. to win her fair hand
5. to show respect
6. to connect with someone
7. to understand your true priorities

Before You Go To That Interview

the always-on-the-case Cultural Offering asks an important question.

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from frozen Europe.

Patrick Guanciale

with an Executive Summary on responsible snacking.

22RoutesToExtraEnergy

1. Your body adjusts rapidly: ask more of it and it will give you more. Stand, walk and be energetic. Your body will become so. 
2. Your core energy can be maximised by attention to M-E-D-S.
3. That's Meditation, taking time out and allowing mental restoration. The key: minimising data input for a while.
4. That's Exercise, taking steady CV activity. The key: a sustainable activity which you will do on a regular basis.
5. That's Diet, eating for nutrition not just fuel. The key: balance and variety.
6. That's Sleep, the fundamental restorative process. The key: to realise that to wake with an alarm clock means that you are depriving your body of a fundamental requirement.
7. Don't allow 'age' to get in the way of energy. There's chronological age (birth certificate), biological age (what your bio-indicators such as blood pressure and skin elasticity reveal) and psychological age (that's the important one: your choice).
8. Nature is always uplifting and energy providing. But it's easy for us to go days and weeks without truly experiencing much of it. Lakes, forests, deserts, mountains, seashores. Be there.
9. Chaos is debilitating. Create systems to keep it at bay.
10. True friendships are restorative, enlivening and enlightening. Look after them.
11. The right music at the right time will double your energy. It's what your play-lists are for.
12. CV energy is brilliant. But build strength to keep stress and wear and tear at bay.
13. Whatever short-term money goals you have, realise that true energy comes from chasing a passion. Ultimately the money and the passion must be aligned. And ultimately the money will flow from the passion.
14. Simply because you can work all the time doesn't mean your mind/body can take it. Create zones-protected times- when electrons are banned, hardware is put away and conversations are enjoyed.
15. A good book will boost your energy.
16. Wellness is about balance. Fitness can be about extremes. The former will always give you energy.
17. Regularly write away your concerns in your private notebook. You'll feel a whole lot better.
18. Never ignore nor camouflage a symptom: a chronic sore throat is not (just) a sore throat; it's a body which needs some love and attention and down-time.
19. Look at your body in a different way: not something to be repaired when it goes wrong, but something for which preventative maintenance would be a better strategy.
20. Love more. That's love the verb.
21. Cook fresh, sattvic, soul-enhancing food.
22. Decide to have great resources of energy.

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StrategiesForSuccessFifty: FortyFour: It's Got To Be Done; Once & For All

A system of organisation, that's what. It's got to give you access to what you need, when you need it. It's got to allow you to focus on the vital few. It's got to keep distraction at bay. It's got to be so simple that it's a no -brainer to run it. But above all, it's got to be yours: work the way your mind works, the way your day unfolds and meets your non-work demands.  Start today to organise that  system. Pinch ideas from colleagues who are good at this kind of stuff, get inspiration from a few books (start with my free pdf: Boost Your Productivity) and refine it over time. It's the bed-rock of a path to success.

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