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219 Monday February 3rd 2014
Hi, I have always wanted to feature on a youtube video, have
it go ‘viral’ and receive millions of hits world wide, how cool would that be !
Well,I actually made it on to a youtube video last week but it wasn’t that cool
L
having had my driving uploaded on to a daily “do you believe what this person
did” youtube clip. Seems a fellow motorist took exception to me saving time at
one of those annoying sets of lights controlling a motorway onramp!.....crikey,
some people need to get a life J
I am doing some work on a project about “regrets”. The focus
is on the regrets of the elderly or terminally ill and as morbid as it sounds
it has been enlightening but scary. The biggest regrets people have are
commonly “working too hard” and “not always being true to their feelings”. The
outcome whilst not rocket science is sobering for those of us who have time
left to do something about it. It is sad to think there is little or nothing
most older or sick people can do to change their lives or their regrets. They
all wish they had the time and the energy to make things different.Would there
be anything more moving or motivational than holding the hand of a dying person
feeling their sadness and pain and promising not to make the same mistakes….unbelieveably
sad but powerful!
Crikey, yet another wake up call for those of us (me
definitely included) who know we have spent way too much time working in the
past. My dear Grandmother used to say to me “don’t work too hard, no one will
give you a medal for it.” How absolutely right she was !! Hence following a
superb Anniversary weekend I have taken an extra day after Waitangi Day to
create a mini 3 day week and a huge 4 day weekend, YAY!
From
the Fletcher file; Life is one big carefree
holiday especially in his Scooby Doo new pool (see attached).I hope you are
enjoying the Kiwi Summer with family and friends and not working too hard.
Have a great week ahead…..…………..Cheers Jonesey!!
Harry
and the Hendersons wont have any regrets having never worked a day in their
lives!
“In
learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” Phil Collins
We have
all had mentors in our lives. A mentor is a trusted advisor, a friend, an
industry guru, a teacher, a coach, a parent. Someone that has influenced our
lives, given us guidance or been a figure that we have aspired to be like or
emulate!!
Do you
have a current mentor?, are you mentoring someone else?
In order
to “be better” and “never have regrets” we need to constantly seek to grow and
a good way to do that is to have or be a mentor.
You will
benefit from both having and being a mentor because the biggest mistake any of
us can make is to think we know everything hence the need for more information,
knowledge and expertise.
Getting a mentor is easy, just ask someone for guidance and ask them if
they mind sharing their ideas or recipes for success, or what they think of
what you are doing or thinking of doing. Often parents,friends and business
colleagues will assist but if you want to feel the fear and do it anyway then
approach the successful founder or head of an organisation or a local community
or sporting personality and ask them for advice. Conversely you can offer your
ideas for success to others and assist and nuture them, this will be satisfying
for both you and them.
The key thing is to make the effort to ask or offer hardly anyone does,
so why not you why not now!!
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