I have four clocks hanging on my office wall, each one individually set for a strange and different time zone somewhere on this planet. I need to know these various times, as I am sure to engage with someone somewhere else at some point during the day.

From clock to clock, each second ticks loudly out of sequence, and although I have been able to block out this sound, I have not been able to obscure the knowledge that, after three years, I will soon be leaving the United States to start a new timeline in my life, and a new starting point in my professional career.

Strangely enough, I have become a little retrospective of late; I’m typically very forward-looking, thinking about what comes next. Today I’m mentally checking off all the things that I’ve done, including some of my proudest achievements. There are others I wish I had achieved.

I could list them here for you in their little circular bullet-point glory, butthat perhaps would not make for the most compelling of articles. I do, however, feel that one of my more eccentric moments may be worth playing out, simply to explain the benefits of doing something different in the pursuit of improving a business.

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