My apology for the slow responses recently

Ok I'm back! Earlier this month I had the worst stomach virus that I can remember and unfortunately it was right in the middle of the busiest time of year for me so I'm still scrambling to catch up. It was so painful that I self-diagnosed myself with the medieval disease of dysentery. People who know what it is just roll their eyes at me but if you need to use the word explosive to describe both your bowel movements and headaches then surely I'm on the right track.

Firstly apologies to everyone whose meetings I had to postpone. So far I haven't found anyone who got as sick as I did so you're all welcome for my self-imposed quarantine. I've also since disinfected my house so feel free to visit now although the hospital smell is gone if you're into that sort of thing.

I'll keep this one short since I still have dozens of emails and Facebook messages to reply to. Now I did have some time to think in between my constant toilet breaks and fever induced naps, and I realised how little we look after our most important asset - which is ourselves.

For example, some of us look after our cars really well with regular services and swear by certain brand name premium fuels. Yet do we take ourselves to a doctor for an annual checkup and eat the very best organic foods?

Here's an example I am guilty of: I make sure that my computer is always free of junk, all files and folders are neat and regularly backed up, and a virus scanner ensures that nasties are kept away. But my fridge and pantry is stocked with junk, the only thing backed up is when I go to the toilet, and evidently my immune system just couldn't cope with all the nasties and decided to shut me down for an emergency detox.

So I kindly ask that you all help me fix this. If you see that I have a can of soft drink on my desk instead of a glass of water, then slap me. If you see McDonald's or KFC wrappings in my trash, then slap me. Perhaps then I'll wake up and take better care of the most integral part of my business. And hopefully this has made you all think of your own health and well being too.