You can’t accuse me of cutting corners to produce this blog. I’ve consulted far and wide, even delving into the Wiki-God of everything to turn up some stunning facts. For example, did you know that a coyote can run twice as fast as a roadrunner? So all those times that Wyle E Coyote strapped a rocket to his back or used a giant ACME magnet in a vain attempt to catch the Road Runner, he could have just, well, run? In terms of that Looney Tunes classic, I reckon most folks are less like the Road Runner (‘meep meep’) who seemed unflappably graceful in staying ahead. Life is more like the never-quite-getting-there Coyote, over-complicating things and living in a state of permanent exhaustion. I hope you’re not wearing that classic Wyle E Coyote face, you know the one – he’s just run off the end of a cliff and he turns to camera and shrugs, bloodshot-eyed, resigned to his fate.
Turning to 2015. And resolutions. Well, for me, it’s simply to do less but be more. That probably needs explaining so, here goes. You, just like me, will have a long ‘to-do’ list. I’m guessing ridiculously long? At ‘Art of Brill HQ’ we’re less concerned about your ‘to-do’ list. Just to clarify, it does concern us because the fact you haven’t got enough hours in the day to tick off all those things is giving you an ulcer.
What we’re really interested in is what we call your ‘to-be’ list. And, without getting too heavy, your ‘to-be’ list is everything because it requires you to point the finger back at yourself and ask “who am I being while I’m doing that all that stuff?” For example, am I being enthusiastic, positive and smiley, or am I round-shouldered by the weather and responsibility?
The Road Runner and the Coyote were both living life fast, but only one was living it well. We think your ‘to-be’ list is the key to a brilliant 2015. And beyond.
Happy New Year x