If you're afraid to let someone else see your weakness, take heart: Nobody's perfect. Besides, your attempts to hide your flaws don't work as well as you think they do.

How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us!

Pull away, even though it feels like career suicide. Go home. Rest, sleep, recharge, have fun with your kids, play with the dog and watch how much more effective you will be.

If there's an emergency, someone will come get you. Use this time to think strategically about your work.

I would say that 75 percent to 80 percent of the clients I work with choose the wrong place for their files. They tuck it away in some remote location like a spare bedroom or in a basement.

Paper is the No. 1 problem for people. File as you go so you're not pulling out things at the end of the year that are stuffed in drawers and briefcases and boxes and handbags.