"Actions speak louder than words. Don’t be seen in Ponyville holding up a newborn foal for the press; instead, stick with what you do well. Speak out at the Nobles’ Council. Defend Ambassador Lyra as if she was your own daughter. Push through paperwork. Make sure that Ponyville and other farming villages get the funding that they need. Not directly—they like to think that they’re completely independent, that they don’t need the Crown to help them out, and they’ll resent it if you earmark funds specifically for them. They’ll see it as a bribe. Instead, listen to the farmponies who come to Court. Listen to Poppycock when he speaks at the Council. Support his proposals, and be seen doing so. If you’re a friend to the farmmare, you’re a friend to half of Ponyville."