Wake up call

Edition 66 Monday November 8th  2010

Hi , A Big time wake up call…..heralded the start of my weekend as I failed a routine check point breath test on Friday night !!!. My heart was in my mouth as I pulled over and had to undertake a second test which mercifully I passed !. A couple of beers is all it takes to put you into this zone especially if you don’t eat anything. Two messages from a relieved Jones boy ;

1)    If you are drinking, preferably, DON’T drive.

2)    If you have to drive either,drink low alcohol or make sure you only have one drink per hour and eat something substantial during the event!!

A timely reminder as we hit the silly seaso and not something to keep up with the Joneses on !

I also caught up with some special friends ,hope you had a good one…..cheers Jonesey!!!.

Harry  the sober hound says Dad “Its not what you are drinking it is how you are drinking”. Also glad to survive the tension on the couch before the AB’s prevailed!

 

“Praise is like champagne; it should be served while it is still bubbling”  

Following the recent local music event I was so impressed with the confidence and talent of one of the performers that I sent a note of praise to her Headmaster …. I received the following reply;

“Thank you very much for your positive comments about one of our students. You are so right. She is a wonderful young woman and it gives you faith that our future is in good hands  when there are potential leaders like her in our High School community.

We are going through the selection process for our leaders at the moment and she is in contention for a leadership role.

It is great that you sent this e-mail to us because we see lots of young people like her but they do not get the publicity that others get. I personally believe that if the media reported the positives rather than the deficits, society would be better for that.”

WOW.receiving this feedback made me feel amazing and so glad I made the effort to pass on my 5 cents worth. Too often we blame and criticize when things go wrong but hesitate to praise the positive.

 Praise, either verbal or written provides the giver and receiver a feeling of satisfaction and recognition. Passing on genuine and ’bubbling’praise is easy but needs to be done as close to the event as possible for maximine effect .I challenge you all to look for and praise someone this week… GO ON !

“The worst mistake anyone can make is not to say ‘well done’  John Ashcroft