Take a note...

If I could offer one piece of advice to anyone trying to grow a business or a push a venture to the next level it would be a very simple one.  Forget your American Express Card, don't leave home without your notebook.

It is simple advice but advice I was given many years ago.  I never go anywhere without my little notebook.  I think of an idea, see something that I want to research later, have a quick thought about a project and I make a note.  If you wait until you are back home or in your office, chances are you will forget the important parts and struggle to express your thoughts that seemed so clear when they first hit.
So don't leave home without your notebook, but more important use it!