Edition
195 Monday July 22nd 2013
Hi, they say a change is as good as a holiday but when a
change comes on the back of a holiday it is gold. Last week I did both, backing
our Waiheke family break up with an MC appearance at a conference for a couple
of days for something completely different. The combination of the two turned
out to be a perfect recipe providing some time out plus plenty of new ideas,
stimulus and motivation for me to refocus on what I want to achieve for the
rest of this year…a timely intervention.
What a difference something like that can make, justifying my
‘never say no’ philosphy when these opportunities present themselves. Life is
too short to have regrets so make sure you also take advantage of any chance
that comes your way to take a mini break
or do something completely different. Challenge yourself to get out of your
comfort zone more often!
Talking of change we have also been doing some soul searching
in the last couple of weeks having been offered an opportunity to sell and
start again somewhere else. It is a situation that came from nothing but one
that had us asking ourselves some pretty interesting questions about why we
lived where we do and if we could,would we live elsewhere and if so where and
why etc? The conclusion we came to was that we didn’t realise how lucky we are
to be where we are and how grateful we are for what we do have regardless of
how much more work we might have to do to make it better. A useful exercise in
evaluation and appreciation and maybe something we should do on a more regular
basis.
Crikey, we needed some time out after that lot so we were
pretty happy the weekend was a cracker weather wise so we took the opportunity
to soak up some rays, stack up some ZZZZzzzzz’s and plan Fletchers 1st
birthday party !!...OMG where did that year go !!! tell me about it !!!
I hope you also had a rejuvenating weekend in the sun with
family and friends, have a safe and happy week ahead. ………Cheers
Jonesey!!!!!
Harry
and the Hendersons love where they live, their home is where our heart is !!!
Get
Uncomfortable……saw this, liked it, hope you do too…..
“There are two kinds of people, the ones who are successful and getting
what they want and then there's everybody else. People wonder what the
successful, wealthy people are doing at the very top that they are missing?
They ask, "why are they so comfortable? I work hard, I do the right
things, I'm honest. Yet they have money, security, the home, great family and
I'm here struggling or just not getting there quick enough. What am I
missing?"
Well I'll tell you that it wasn't until I started to do what was
uncomfortable that I started seeing more success professionally and personally.
I studied successful people, I still do and I notice successful people are
willing to be uncomfortable. At one point or another, they were willing to put
themselves in situations that were uncomfortable, whereas the unsuccessful seek
comfort from all their decisions. Moving my business, staff, wife and two young
daughters from Los Angeles to Miami... uncomfortable. However, I looked at it
as a challenge, an adventure, a next level move.
So when you see people who appear comfortable, understand that they got
there by taking risks and doing the things that rattled them until they
mastered them. They got "comfortable" by being willing to be
"uncomfortable." So today, take notice of the uncomfortable things
that you try and avoid and instead, tackle them. Work through the
uncomfortable, push yourself through and success will come.
Be great!”..............Grant Cardone
I read this last week
and it summarised everything about what I had just done at the E Learning conference I had just MC’ed. I got a buzz out
of getting out of my comfort zone for a couple of days. I will not die wondering
or ever regret making the effort to be involved. So if you get a similar
opportunity,why not have a crack !!!!
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