Periodically, I’ll share some of my insights into life, touching on topics ranging from work to relationships, and maybe even spirituality and farming.  The big things that shape my life.  Today, it’s work.

The goal at work is to be selected, climb to the top of the table, and not get injured.  That’s how you maximize your income potential.  To achieve this goal requires discipline, something I have in abundance.

Before I sit down at my desk each morning, I warm up.  As I get older, I take better care of my muscles because, frankly, I need to stay healthy to prevent others from taking what I have — a corner office.  My competition reeks of confidence and ambition, but deep down, I know they fear me.  They fear my discipline, and their fear is palpable.  They’ll never get my office.

I begin my morning by jogging up and down the hallway to get the muscles moving.  Jogging turns to skipping, then twisting motions, then co-workers awkwardly staring at me.  Yeah, I’m the weird one.  We’ll see who’s laughing when they cramp up at the computer and need to get substituted.  Constant mouse clicking requires a fit and disciplined index finger.  A focused desk performance requires a fit body.  My rigorous routine keeps me in the best physical position to perform.  I’m not ashamed of that.

Hydration is also important.  My assistant thinks requiring him to keep a water bottle at his desk is a bit odd.  I suppose he also thinks it’s weird that every time there is a stoppage at work, I stop by his desk and make him squirt water in my mouth.  He may think it’s odd, but I know this – he’s never seen me cramp up on the job, and he never will.

After my warm up, it’s on to small-sided games because that’s what you do after warming up.  You can’t just jump into the game.  You’ve got to ease into it.  My small-sided game of choice is called delegate or delegation training if you want to be technical.  I basically walk into people’s offices and delegate.  It’s a relatively light training game, but it’s based on real life situations.  So for example, I’ll walk into my assistant’s cubicle and say, “Hey, I need you to read the these reports from Company X and summarize any potential partnership opportunities.”

Typically, I won’t say that I really don’t need the reports because we want to keep small-sided games as close to real life as possible.  If I reveal that I don’t really need the summaries, I’m really just cheating a co-worker.  You’ll recognize that I’m big into being a team player.

Anyway, I’m off for now.  I hope you enjoyed some of my first half insights.  I’ll be back soon to share how I manage halftime (lunch) and the second half (the afternoon).  As I tell my employees, the second half is where games are won or lost.  I don’t know what that means, but I hear other important people (e.g. Tony Robbins and motivational speakers) say it, so it’s got to be a good thing to say.

These lessons are free.  Tell your friends.

Caressingly yours,

Clive

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