Edition
215 Monday December 9th 2013
Hi,hey remember our gas fitter plumber guy Mat Bowman from a
couple of episodes ago?, well he asked to use our bit about him in the sizzle as a reference on his new website! How
cool is that, one good turn deserves another and that is how the world revolves
my friends…..good karma!
I like to get the last out of any container or product before
accepting it is run out and eventually throwing it away. Christine is the
opposite as soon as there is a hint of the end its gone so there tends to be a
battle of the minds especially around the kitchen and the bathroom as things
like toothpaste, shampoo, dishwashing liquid, showerwash etc all get used. Now
even when there is visibly no product left I reckon a rinse frees up enough
product for a final lash! Last week I couldn’t pump any more out of a
moisturiser bottle so I unscrewed it and got enough off the tube running in to
the bottle to have a bath in (well almost) .Sometimes I have to hide containers
in order to get that last rinse/use or it gets noticed and chucked....hmm funnyJ….the irritating things you do !!!
Speaking of making things last I had been doing that with my
running shoes until I spotted my foot protruding out the side! Off to the sales
and some great deals but the pair best for my tender (wide) feet and the
distance I plod annually was not on sale (hate it when that happens!).Some
things are not worth crying about and for me running shoes is one of those…..my
theory here is that of the Gucci Family.. “the price will be forgotten long
before the quality is remembered and appreciated!” I am also an advocate of my
shoe manufacturer(Brooks) battle cry and will always “Run Happy” J in their product! I hope you also had
a happy time too this weekend with family and friends.
Have an awesome week ahead chasing your success and happinessJ……………Cheers Jonesey!!
Harry
and the Hendersons reckon trying to make the dog biscuit container go further
sucks
“As
I grow older I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they
do”.
Andrew Carnegie
Ever wondered what you would do if you lost your voice?, how
you would communicate or get by?
Last week it happened to me!......now there are some who
welcomed this phenonemon and rejoiced in the peace and quiet it created in
their world……albeit only a brief respite!
I picked up a throat infection either compliments of my
darling son or the dubious water quality of the outdoor pool at Onehunga!
The upshot was a raw throat and almost full loss of my normal
dulcet communication tones!(voice).
Crikey that was a lesson for someone who has always been
rather fond of my own voice I was reduced to actually having to listen more
than I spoke….because I couldn’t and then having to pick and choose what I said
when in meetings and on phone calls!...it was a battle but I got there!
What it demonstrated clearly to me was;
- I don’t listen enough
most of the time !!
- I speak far too much
and sometimes unnecssarily especially in a selling situation(oversell).
- I can and did get by
saying a lot less.
- A well timed brief relevant
word can be more effective than raving on for minutes on end.
- No one listens to
half of what you say or understands half of that anyway!
So an interesting week full of meetings where I had to plan
to survive and achieve what I had set out to using a lot less words and by
being more strategic with the info I had to share. I learned a lot and it was a
good wake up call. I appreciate my voice and that I have to look after it along
with my health. I also realised I don’t have to talk as much as I do normally
so don’t!!......enough said !!
“We
do not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes we have to eat
them”.
Adlai Stevenson
