5-a-day: keeping one’s head in check

What are the 5 things I do on a good day to keep my head in check? 

I’ve been inspired by the challenge laid down by Andy, (a fellow free-ranger and former client) who is running an interesting project called Mindapples to gather up mental health hints from the blogosphere.

Here’s mine:

1. Stimulus and learning: Podcasts on way to work – Harvard Ideacast, BBC’s In Business; BusinessWeek cover stories
2. Giving and receiving positive strokes: Cuddles with and kids, reading bedtime stories, jamming at work with clients and colleagues
3. Colour and light: experiencing light, simple as getting out for a walk in the occasional winter sun inBrighton
4. Cooking and eating: for relaxation, creativity and being with my wife Sarah
5. Music: Playing Ukulele for learning and relaxation, particularly catching new chords and tabs from UkuleleHunt.com

Andy’s listed some useful resources to which and I’d add the following: Dr Paddy Lund’s Building the Happiness Centred Business and How to be Free by Tom Hodgkinson.

The challenge is passed on to friends and colleagues: Nilhan, Antony, Tamsin, Farhan and Pete.