Take your time Mr President. Ignore the sniping. Don't be rushed. Impatience is the scourge of the age.
In the year since Barack Obama's election victory, admirers as well as adversaries have grown restless. What has the president got to show for his time in the White House? Where are the achievements to measure up to the soaring rhetoric?
To my mind, Mr Obama has kept pretty busy. He has put through a successful economic stimulus package; shored up the financial system; travelled three quarters of the way towards healthcare reform; and rewritten policy on climate change. In each case, you can point to notable imperfections, but it is hard to argue he has spent too much time on his golf handicap.