Hi,the ‘Retro’ Suzuki GSX 750 rocketship celebrated its 10th birthday in style this weekend with a couple of cool outings in the countryside. Fresh from the birthday ‘treat’ service with a new set of ‘feet’ and rear brakepads (always handy!) the old girl purred along happily. We managed to outrun the occasional squally shower and avoid too much of a buffeting from the angry westerly! That said, as tough as the Retro team is there was no way we were game to take on the harbour bridge crossing on Sunday! Call it a mid life Jones crisis or what you will but riding motorbikes is all about freedom and fun, sure its dangerous but worth the risk for the buzz and the enjoyment…feel the fear and lose some more hair!
Westerly storms are a signal to head to ourl West Coast beach with the dogs, yes folks there is nothing like a storm to get my pulse racing ! This is prime buoy hunting weather as many varieties of all shapes and sizes wash up along the west coast after being ripped from their moorings. As the resident expert hunter I am always keen to uphold my reputation. Saturdays hunt was disappointing and Sunday appeared to be heading the same way until we hooked into a good medium sized trawler buoy. After a bit of a struggle the new pink fluoro addition to the Jones collection was secured and dragged home complete with resident seaweed and shellfish. A quick tidy up and he is now enjoying hanging out with the other Jones buoys !
Congratulations to the Crusaders and Silver Ferns on outstanding seasons…… now Go the All Blacks !
I hope you got that ‘freedom feeling’ and/or had a restful mid winters weekend staying cosy with family and friends………cheers Jonesey.
Harry the buoy salvage hunter hopes the owners never find out we found their buoys!
“The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity, and execute with vigor; to sketch out a map of possibilities; and to treat them as probabilities. Bovee
There is nothing like seeing a new plan or campaign launched after having had input to the idea and helping it grow, develop and ultimately fly.
We had another exciting week as we continued to swim under the seaweed in the big rock pool where we are a minnow keen to survive and swim with the big fish without being swallowed up!
For us that survival is about enterprise and audacity rather than just being another provider of identical services to our competitors.
To this end we are focused on providing unique and niche services not currently provided by others. Certainly easier said than done but something we believe and are striving to prove is possible.
The soft launch last week was no exception as customers reacted positively to the introduction of an innovative and unique sales offer.
Our enthusiasm for the offer was infectious and the initial success had a domino effect in the market as others clambered over themselves to get onboard. The saying’s ‘bigger than Texas’ and ‘sliced bread’ came to mind as our snow ball gained momentum….roll on week two and look out big fish the racing sardine is hungry for success.
A timely reminder for all ‘sales sizzlers’ of how important it is to be singing from the same hymnsheet and how with the right approach and early success ,momentum is built irrepressively! Winning is a habit, however so too is losing so it is vital to celebrate the wins and learn from any setbacks or losses. Whilst for us it is early days I have a good feeling about what we are doing because we have belief and confidence in our offer and our ability to sell and deliver it to customers.
These are the fundamentals of any sales success; 1) Belief in self, 2)Belief in company, product and service , 3)Belief in value and quality of offer. So important for us all to ensure we tick these boxes.
“Winners expect to win in advance. Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy”. Vince Lombardi
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