The ten hour kip
Last night I read to my three year old at 8:00pm. Lying on our bed, my eyes closed, and the next thing I know is it is 6:00am today. Clearly the sleep was needed.
The day started with a run, three times around the local wood. When I am physically fit, this time provides a great opportunity to think, plus I can manage six laps. Interestingly, when I have not done much exercise and I am feeling decidedly unfit, the mind tends to go blank and three laps is the limit.
Back at home, the internet gets powered up and I check the company bank account. When running Wyse Leasing, what was a large company, the Financial Controller sent me a daily spreadsheet with the balances of all our accounts. Every day, we knew exactly what cash was held where. Now being a much smaller business, the job is done by me. Regardless of who does it, the process is very important and I would suggest to all company directors to check the account every day – and not just the balances. You would be amazed what direct debits go through an account with no one questioning them. We even managed to pay the pension contribution at £100 per month for a member of staff who left four years earlier. Why? I just checked the balances, not the detail.
The pace of work life clearly gets slower on a Friday. Dressed casually, there just seems to be less energy, less drive and determination to go for it. It is the culmination of a long week and the expectation of a few days off.
The interesting thing is that even after a long sleep, a run to wake myself up, the pace was not at 100% – and I bet I am not alone here.
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