Today, I’m looking forward to an uninterrupted day in my basement office, The Barrow Bunker.

Days like this are very rare (this one has only happened because of a short-notice change of personal plans) and looking at the blank space in my calendar is making me feel excited.

This is what I’ll be doing today:

• overdue meeting follow up from last Friday (I normally do this quickly but a weekend away and 2 days vacation have interrupted my flow);
• analysis of two sets of accounts, one for a prospective purchase (is the price right?) and another for an existing client who want to understand their operating cost per surgery per day;
• calendar management – there are some folks asking to see me sooner rather than later and I have to interrogate my calendar and find some time – easier said;
• a video for Practice Plan to introduce my sessions at this year’s Showcase;
• connection with The Campbell Academy to discuss their (sold out) year-long business course, on which I am a visiting lecturer again in 2018;
• update on progress from another dentist who I’m helping carefully analyse a prospective purchase;
• a review of management job specifications for a large private clinic;
• an article for Private Dentistry magazine;
• preparation for my September newsletter;
• review of the latest slides for the Practice Plan Tour with Sheila Scott.

and, of course, answering emails as they arrive during the day.

I’ll be taking a lunch break today to read more of Cal Newport.

It’s 06:15 now and I’ve been at my desk since 05:00 catching up on overnight social media, reviewing the above list, getting my head around the day.

Now I’m off for a 10k run – realising that running is part of my Deep Work – I never listen to music or books – no earbuds – just the sounds around me and my thoughts for company.