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197 Monday August 5th 2013
Hi,getting older is something you prefer to think is
happening to others not you and something you try not to be reminded of or
think about…….until you sort of have to. Unfortunately losing your glasses is
one of those times where you have to face the facts and admit you have got to a
point where you cant do without them. The fact that your aging also probably
had something to do with misplacing them is temporarily lost on you in the
panic to find them! Not to mention that screwing my face up whilst squnting to
write this is also accelarating the face wrinkle process as well is a blow!
Never mind I remain ever optimistic they will magically
reappear as I try to visualise their location!
Jones birthday season is upon us anyway so probably timely to
be reflecting more positibely on the aging process. In the next 6 weeks,
Christine, Fletcher, me, Mum and Dad will all celebrate birthdays, throw
Fathers Day in the mix and it is always a busy family time.
It is a time to remember we are here for a good time not a
relatively long time so it is important to be happy with our lot and to make the most of it. Always a good
time for reflection and gratitude.
And on reflection…….life doesn’t have to be complicated,
keeping things simple can make it a pleasure and allow us to get the most from
it. We have found that taking regular time out to focus on us what, is going
well,who we have in our lives and how important that is to us will always be
better than dwelling on what we havent got and maybe what has failed or why!!
Being ‘Upbeat ‘ is fun and feels good but it is a work in
progress annd in many cases it is a team effort so keep those comments and
ideas coming because your feedback and
support is warmly received and greatly appreciated always,
I hope you continue to live your lives to the full spending
as much time with famuly, friends as you can. Have a great week ahead being
positive and upbeat , Cheers Jonesey!!!!!
Harry
and the Hendersons love birthday party season at 48, lots os Scooby Doo dog
treats!
As you know it is one of my goals
to never turn down an opportunity to get better at anything,
So when I am offered the chance to
present to a group I always accept.
This was no different recently with
the conference and again last week with a presentation I was invited to do to a
Rotary Club in Manukau.
I have been guilty in the past of
leaving my preparation for these presentations far too late and then rushing
the preparation and hence not being 100% happy with my performance. So lately I
have made sure I have taken more time over my preparation to ensure my
performance was as good as it could possibly be or as super coach Vince
Lombardi rightly says above make your practice perfect and your peformance will
also be…..good advice,
Lets face it what is the point of
accepting an opportunity to get better if you are not going to do everything
you can do to achieve that objective. With my involvement in Toastmasters I can
accurately say I have trained for over 20 years to present to these groups
today, I better come across like that or they are going to ask the question
about what I have been doing all those years!
My goal is to be the best I can be
everytine so that my audience gets a consistently professional performance from me.
I also know that accepting these opportunities as well as the
fortnightly Toastmasters meetings where I receive a top up of inspiration and
motivation will combine to ensure I am using my ability to communicate effectively
with others rathe than getting lazy and complacent “use it or lose it” !!!
“The way anything is developed is through
practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice
practice and more practice.” Joyce Meyer
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