Early To Bed, Early To Rise

Catching the train yesterday morning, I noticed something odd.

I guess I’ve been getting on at the same time every morning for so long that I hadn’t realised the big change that had taken place.

This time last year, the 7 o’clock train was usually me in my suit (calm down ladies) and a bunch of people in paint and plaster-spattered overalls.

There was always a seat spare, and I even had enough arm room to read the paper.

Not anymore.

Now the carriage is full of my colleagues from the suit army.

I’m also answering more email late at night and making more calls at weekends.

In the last year, the rules have changed.

And we’ve had to change with them.

If you’re familiar with basketball, it’s what they call “full court press”

All action all of the time.

Heads up!

Another Year Older?

Ponder on this for a second.
Nobody gets a year older on their birthday.
You’re only ever a day older than you were yesterday.
Small incremental changes that affect our lives are happening all the time
When something goes wrong, there’s no flash of lightning or crash of the cymbals.
Mistakes are made one teeny tiny step at a time.
Chaos theory starts with a butterfly flapping its wings on the other side of the world and ends with losing a pitch because you didn’t sweat the detail, time after time. .
So keep your eyes open for all the little things.