Fitzy and Zinny....the rescue mission !!!

Edition 74 Monday January 24th  2011

Hi,  there is a hunter and collector lurking in all of us, personally I blame inorganic collections and trademe !!. I LOVE collecting stuff, the older the better, my special  passion (weakness?) is rugby memorabilia. Last week I mounted a successful trademe rescue mission which saw the rightful return to Auckland of two of our greatest, Fitzy and Zinny !!. No price too high to pay to get the boys back to the city of sails. Ok so they are only cardboard but it’s the principle of the thing……..Invercargill….crikey! The boys happily joined JK, Dan, Richie and Grizz in the collection ! (can give yourself a fright if you forget they are there when you walk in the room!)

Harry and I braved the storm on Sunday to support team Ngatira in the local womans triathlon. Another inspirational event where most were competing in a triathlon for the first time. This combined with a recent visit to Mount Maunganui to watch the half ironman event has made me determined to compete in my first event in April ( Jonesey goal with a deadline !!).

I hope you had a happy and relaxing weekend with family and friends……….cheers Jonesey

Harry the opportunist hound managed to get his photo taken for the Tri NZ mag& website !!

 

“Your goal should be to be M.A.D……everyday”  

I was encouraged to get your feedback on last weeks ‘Upbeat’ re goal setting. It is good to hear so many of you have committed your goals to writing and included realistic deadlines.

Are you M.A.D.?....if not then you should be !, Making  A  Difference is something we should all be striving to do every day. The goals we set ourselves should be geared toward achieving this objective……let me give you a recent, personal and powerful example…..

Last week I witnessed a rescue at our local surf beach where a couple of exhausted swimmers were saved from a vicious rip . Sure this happens every day on the west coast but this was different as it was dusk and well after surf patrols had finished for the day.The swimmers were saved by two local boogie boarders who risked their own lives in doing so. I was in the water at the time but lacked the confidence to assist . It was the worst feeling in the world and one I felt determined to never experience again . To this end I have set myself the goal of joining the local surf lifesaving club to get the training necessary to ensure I can Make A  Difference in future.

A good example of how we can use real life experience to shape our goals and build confidence !

“You must have long range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short range failures”