Rise and Shine on Dec. 27 (swimming deep when others go shallow ensures you’ll get through the emotional swells), Dec. 29 (stop trying to beat them. Join them instead and you’ll find you get somewhere), Dec. 31 (better to wake up and smell the coffee than to continue accepting things at face value), and Jan. 2 (start polishing your talking points because the next 2 weeks are perfect for making that pitch, launching that endeavor, or asking for funding)
Duck and Cover on Dec. 26 (too much work for too little is costing you. You need to find something that pays better), Dec. 28 (your pleas fall on deaf ears. You aren’t going to get what you want. Move on), Dec. 30 (not the time to be lulled into complacency. Ask tough questions that require tough answers), and Jan. 1 (misery may love company but victims make poor comrades)