Hi,I have become particularly attached to a fifty dollar note that turned up in my wallet courtesy of a trademe deal and against all prediction and temptation has survived there for nearly two months!! It is now referred to as my ‘lucky fifty’ and for compassion and superstition reasons I am reluctant to part with it ! I have got to know it so well that it has even won me a bet about what well known New Zealander appears on our fifty dollar note? My ill informed colleague was convinced it was Ernest Rutherford,but I knew after having my fifty so close for months that it is in fact Sir Apirana Ngata. Given the irregularity with which I am ever in contact with hundred dollar bills I had no idea who was on that anyway but I knew my stuff when it came to my ‘lucky fifty’. Crikey the things that amuse small minds !! The ‘lucky fitty’ survives, watch this space.
We celebrated Harry’s ninth birthday with the Hendersons and in combo with the Jones clan who dropped in for Mothers Day brunch. We are fortunate that Mum is in good nic and still going strong and that we are able to make a special fuss of her in person. I know a lot of people who sadly no longer have that opportunity but who still make it a special day to remember their Mums every year. I finished Lance Armstrongs book during the week in which coincidentally he talks fondly of his Mother who made heaps of sacrifices as she worked hard to raise him on her own.A timely reminder to us all of how important a role our Mothers have played in all our lives. I hope you all took the opportunity to remember your Mums this weekend…..Love you Mum xxxx…………Cheers Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons had a cool time partying and sleeping it off,getting old is a bitch.
“Be like a postage stamp,stick to one thing until you get there” Josh Billings
Business speed dating, what an interesting headline…..so I read on. Turns out it was not a way for crusty businessmen or women to meet the partner of their dreams. It was however a new concept introduced by the Ministry of Economic Development for the benefit of small businesses like us !
Imagine being in a room full of procurement managers of the biggest government departments. These are the people that are usually protected by vicious PA’s or are invisible and impossible for small business sales people to identify and/or contact.
The business speed dating article was in a weekend paper and it detailed an upcoming event in Wellington where you got the opportunity to book ‘dates’ with 25 National Procurement Managers from big hitting government Departments. There were also presentations from representatives of the government tender website and plenty of other helpful stuff to assist your company to do business with the government…..WOW……where do we sign up !!! what an opportunity.
Unbelieveably the deadline to apply was only days later and we missed out!!, but undeterred by this I called the organiser and insisted we be included. First he ignored my calls and emails but then I managed to get past his vicious PA and talk directly to him. I insisted on being involved but he resisted and said NO, still I pursued him relentlessly until finally he gave in and allowed me to attend. He said I could ‘observe ‘ only and that there may be a chance to meet some of the buyers . No way mate I am going to be in boots and all if I go I decided I am going all guns blazing.
So the day came and I headed off to the Capital armed with cards and order books !!! I was so focused on achieving what I set out to do that I managed to get ‘dates ‘ with all the key decision makers in the government departments we targeted plus I attended all the presentations and met a number of other contacts on the day!!! WOW, what a buzz, it was exciting and fun.
So NO doesn’t mean NO it jusy means you have to try harder to get what you want and not be deterred or give in along the way….this was a great example of how persisting can break down barriers and end in huge success if you hang in there long enough…we can all do it, good luck !!
“ Persistence breaks resistance” Zig Ziglar
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