Nicholas Bate

Basics 7: Handy Equations

1. innovation=creativity + action
2. work in+lag=results out
3. EQ (emotional intelligence)=2 x IQ, in terms of importance. 
4. Wellness=M(meditation) xE(exercise) xD(diet) x S(sleep)
5. communication is joined up; bullets are not joined up; PowerPoint (alone) is not communication
6. important plus investing (working ON things) > important plus urgent (working IN things)
7. love beats all

How To Be Brilliant (v2) 1-50: 22, Love the Numbers

Love the Numbers. Get a grip on them and know what they really mean. Cash-flow. P&L. Acid test. The gut, the intuitive feeling is so powerful of course. And so often right. But the number is further support or not. The number helps convince others. Numbers are not dull. Love the numbers.

The book.

Mondays

Still there until you get the hang of them.

It's you or them.

Decide.

Sometimes, attitude is all.

How To Be Brilliant (v2) 1-50: 21, 1%

1%: that's all it takes. Say your helpfulness was upped by 1%? Or your creativity? Or your ability to pitch or close the deal? Or if you had 1% more energy? And how easy is it to increase by 1%? Certainly initially, not so hard. And if you multiplied a few of those '1%s' together what would happen? Well, you'd be brilliant.

1%: that's all it takes.

The book.

Catch Up

with Michael Wade.

Leadership, Ethics and Life.

Basics 7: Mastery

1. Have a timetable: stick to it, rain or shine.
2. Get back on the mat: practise when others are having coffee.
3. Do exactly what the very best do. Then develop your own quirks.
4. Practise: hard and regular. No excuses.
5. Love the dips and plateaus. The route to excellence is filled with set-backs.
6. Keep a notebook. Goals, progress and reflections.
7. Enjoy the buzz.  Mastery at something: it's our destiny.

A Route

to staying sane.

Catch Up

with Mr Harden at the weekend.

Those Fires

keep coming.

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times, 428

With healthy solitude comes profound insight. Seek more of the former and make life easier.