| So your partner has given you a brand new brief case | | | | Every self respecting business person, with important |
| for your birthday and you have never had one before. | | | | papers and a good solid lunch needs a filofax to keep |
| It is a lovely gift and has expandable ridged portcullises, | | | | on top of their agenda. Your filofax can include things |
| neatly alongside your laptop security encoded mesh | | | | like; an exercise chart for when you go to the gym; a |
| zip section and a cream tortoiseshell diamond | | | | list of names and addresses for any business |
| encrusted casing. After your candles have been blown | | | | contacts you might have; a map of the world in case |
| out and you're back to thinking about going back to | | | | you need to answer any tricky crossword puzzles in |
| work, you begin to wonder, 'what on earth am I going | | | | your newspaper; any secret passwords you need to |
| to put in this thing?' Whether you have never had one | | | | remember; and of course a holder for all your credit |
| before or you have carried one since primary school, | | | | cards, club cards and store cards. |
| here are a few ideas on packing the perfect brief | | | | Business Cards |
| case. | | | | Never be without your business card. Everyone is a |
| Important papers | | | | potential client. |
| Everyone knows that this is what you should really | | | | Stationery |
| keep in your briefcase. Why else would there be a | | | | Stationery is the cornerstone of every well packed |
| combination lock? If you don't have any important | | | | briefcase. Imagine your briefcase is your desk. Without |
| papers because you keep them at work or on a | | | | a pen or pencil you are as good as dead. No |
| computer, try keeping a newspaper or maybe a | | | | stationery means no work gets done which means |
| magazine in there. If you do, then don't forget to keep | | | | you have no work to do which means you have no |
| leaky pens separate. | | | | job. Pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers, markers, correction |
| Lunch | | | | fluid, envelopes, fountain pens (for signing contracts,) |
| Now this may seem like a something not worthy of | | | | and of course a calculator, are essential for your |
| sharing the same space as your important papers, but | | | | briefcase to be in fully operational working order. The |
| without lunch, even the biggest brains on earth will not | | | | number of a good office stationery supplier is worth |
| run properly and work will suffer. Try things which can | | | | having on you at all times. |
| lie flat, like sandwiches, pita bread, and bananas. Avoid | | | | If you follow these helpful tips you cannot go wrong |
| potentially disastrous things like soup and yoghurt. | | | | with your new briefcase. Having a briefcase is just the |
| Filofax | | | | first step on the road to your first private jet. |