Nicholas Bate

Transformation 10, 8

1. Practise. It's a verb.
2. Push On Through. One more draft. Two more calls. Get it done.
3. Recognise The Pattern. And break it if limiting.
4. Go To An Art Gallery. Fresh thinking instantly.
5. Up The Reading. Reading=knowledge=transformation.
6. Re-Build The Zones. You. You+partner. You+kids. You+writing
   
7. Thinking Is Not Absolute. Change the thinking; change the outcome.
8. Nobody Really Knows Except You. Hence you lead you.
9. Yesterday need not be Today.
   
10. The Greatest Journey. Transformation.

Brave New World, 55

Stuck?

Always: back to basics.

Pencil, notebook. And coffee.

Life on a Monday, 50

(1) Life is messy. (2) Life is unpredictable. (3) Life can make you cry, (4) pull your hair out, (5) throw your hat in the air and even (6) sit down and weep. (7) Life is exciting, (8) scary and at times (9) daunting. (10) Life is funny and often makes you (11) giggle. At other times it is so (12) awe-inspiring, even (13) electrifying it makes you want to (14) hug somebody. But that’s not allowed anymore. Nobody said (15) Life is nor should be easy. Certainly not a (16) bowl of cherries. Life can (17) can pass you by unless you (18) wake up, (19) switch on and (20) fully engage. Life (21) isn't DNA: that's a stack of bonded atoms. No, Life (22) is what you make of it. (23) Examine it fully to notice all the (24) moving parts, its (25) potential smooth running and ability to (26) accelerate into action, given (27) regular maintenance, of course. Life (28) meanders on a fine summers day, (29) shivers in NYC snow and (30) loves hot chocolate by outside braziers in Stockholm. (31) Life knows few boundaries, is (32) ever curious and sometimes (33) day-dreams and an (34) amazing imagination conjures up lyrics to pop songs or new improved digital cameras or cool recipes. (35) Life is great long, even better (36) wide and kinda gorgeous (37) deep. (38) Life needs regular massage, (39) good books, quality (40) sleep and regular glimpses of the sea, mountains, the desert and needs also to hear the CRACK of a good (41) thunderstorm. (42) Life loves drama because (43) Life is drama. Life is (44) Planet Earth's greatest story in which for once we get the major role. (45) Every day an audience turns up and notices our performance. (46) In Life we may or may not connect with that audience; (47) we may or may not have an impact. But whatever, Life is (48) cool, (49) Life is staggeringly rich; Life is (50) despite SARS-Covid-19 pretty damn Good.

Transformation 10, 7

1. Write Six Goals.
2. Look At It The Other Way Round. And there's the answer.
3. Get Fit. Fit=energy. Energy=get it done.
4. Re-read It. You'll get deeper nuances this time.
5. Activity. Solves pretty well anything.
6. Enjoy The Weather. Life is Good.
7. Act as If Your Heart-and Your Gut-were right. As they are.
8. Doubt Is OK. Arrogance is fatal.
9. Whatever Happens To You Is Down To You. You lead you.
10. It Continues To Be Tough. And will be so.

Brave New World, 54

As those in the media talk more quickly, as SARS-Covid-19 graphs grow more exponential and hyperbole of the man on the Clapham omnibus blossoms....slow right down. 

You know it makes sense.

Wally Bock

So much resource for leadership guidance.

Patrick Rhone

And what he has been reading.

Michael Sampson

It’s weird not travelling...

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.