6. Use one of your strengths to overwhelm a weakness. Sam isn't naturally good with people; he's too introverted. His top theme is Intellection, so he studied how others do it, and makes a very good approximation for someone who'd rather be dealing with ideas than people. 7. Find a partner. Oliver was rainmaker in law firm. Holding tax collection contracts for various cities, his day was filled with schmoozing. He partnered with a brilliant intellectual who was detail-oriented, had no need to be in spotlight, and who churned out paperwork and ran calendar, presenting a perfect trial notebook to Oliver when it was time to go to court.

8. Delegate your weakness. A property management owner didn't like to deal with employees and their "problems." She hired a vice-president to do training, HR and employee relations which freed her to go out and get new clients which was what she was good at.

9. Work with a complementry colleague. If you give ad presentations in pairs, make sure you're buddy is strong in numbers and facts if that's your weak suit.

10. Just stop doing it. The first thing I ask a client who's agonizing over being "organized," is "Who cares?" Often when they start to answer this question, they discover they're only one who cares. This comes up often with "filing" and "messy desks." When you're self-confident and UNAPOLOGETIC, you'll find most people will adopt your response. Which brings up next topic …

11. Stop comparing yourself. If you're doing your job well, means to end don't matter that much. I paid a call once on a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski-no place for disorganized amateurs. His office looked like a bomb had gone off in it. There were piles of paper 5' high all around his office. He got a phone call, got up, walked over to 3rd pile on left, reached into middle of it and pulled out a piece of paper. If you have a system that works for you, let it be. 11.And … keep your sense of humor about it all. Keep it in perspective.

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in process he doesn't become a monster." -- Nietzsche

7. Because "What is left unsaid gets in way of relationship. What is left unasked-for is a missed opportunity." -- Thomas Leonard

8. Because "When someone is doing something ... you must communicate immediately or forever carry extra burden of your unspoken reaction." -- Thomas Leonard

9. Because of this, "Just do what you can do, don't say what you can do." -- Thomas Leonard

Because we don't really have a future, and nothing is certain, don't talk about how you can help someone, or what you plan to do, don't make great plans and live in your head, pick up a broom and sweep their house. Do something. Do it now.

10. Because tomorrow may never come.