As a Past Master, one bit of advice I can give you is, if you publish your cell phone number then increase the minutes on your account...you'll need them. It seems everyone thinks you have all the answers as soon as you take the gavel. The other thing is, if you have children that are now over 16 then you have some experience dealing with the different personalities. With all due respect, some men can be childish, jealous, withdrawn and mean spirited in ways you never noticed before. Not necessarily toward you but to each other and you feel like your being a parent trying to quiet things down because one screams "he's looking at me"! I'm sure that I have fallen into those categories several times. Once you figure out who gets the spank and who gets the pat then your OK. Wow, I'm rambling. Actually I loved my year as Master and have been in management for over 20 years so dealing with the personalities were actually fun. Good luck to all New Masters and get ready for the fastest year ever.