The 25 Essential Tools of Excellence: 23: The Flight-Deck

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkably adept at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels.

When push comes to shove, what are the essential Tools of Excellence?

Who'd want to be on a long flight with a team who didn't have access to a decent flight deck? Who couldn't instantly know how far they had to go on this journey and which direction they had to take? And what needed to be done next for a successful mission?

Create a Flight-Deck: a corner which is yours. It has your notebooks and pens. Music is instantly available, to any mood. A compass sits there as a reminder. The wall planner gives you overview. The stop watch is ready for those high intensity bursts of productivity. In a top drawer the Swiss Army Knife is at hand. Just a couple of metres away is the trail mix and a bit further in the workshop a skipping/jump rope and beloved fixie and wall & ball are poised.

Be the best pilot you can: build and/or update your flight-deck now.

The Excellence Kit-Bag so far:

1: Notebook & pen 2: The Play-list 3: The Single-gear bike 4: The Compass 5:The Wall Planner

6: The Skipping Rope 7: The Stop-Watch. 8: The Coffee Grinder & French Press    9: An Empty Room

10: The Swiss Army Knife 11: The Personal Mantra 12. The Personal Calculator

13: The Back of an Envelope 14: The Beanie 15: The Steamer. 16. The Camera

17: The Steel Water Bottle    18. The Tie    19. Two Short Lines    20. The Treasured Note/Photo 

21: (Home-made) Trail-Mix    22: A Wall and A Ball    23: The Flight-Deck