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225 Monday March 17th 2014
Hi, kids are great but when, if ever do you get to stop
worrying about them?....answer=never L.
Our intrepid global adventurer Mark is back in NZ and rather
than sitting still for too long he has embarked on a kayak adventure on the
Tongariro and Whanganui rivers. Together with his Trade Me ‘special’ kayak and
an adequate list of equipment and provisions he departed on the eve of the much
anticipated weather deluge in the central North Island. Undaunted he is out there
somewhere on a ‘Man versus Wild’ crusade against the elements . Don’t worry
Dad….yeah right!!!
From
the Fletcher file; a visit to a local hobby
farm was a huge highlight where all the farm animals from his favourite books
came to life! Whilst that was thrilling it was overshadowed by the bus ride too
and fro. No animal will ever be as amazing as riding up front with the
driver…WOW!!(attached)
Sunday roast dinner at Nanna and Poppas also right up there,
life doesn’t get any better!
Enough is enough our resident mouse seems to have multiplied
and must go. As the hunter gatherer, provider and protector of all things
household it has been left to me to eradicate our abode of his growing
mousekateer family. Several traps and bait stations later I think I am on top
of the situation and I have been basking in the glow of happy campers post the
infestation…watch this space!
Crikey what a build up to the storm this week. Dad had to
ensure the ‘Ark’ was ready to go at short notice as the rest of the family
readied themselves for the civil emergency and iminent evacuation. We should
have known the only storm was the one in the teacup of the media . The closest
I came to destitution was from stir craziness over the wet Saturday with
Fletcher & Harry and the Hendersons.
I hope you survived the storm with family and friends, have a
great week ahead…..Cheers Jonesey!!
Harry
and the Hendersons reckon they werent that happy being locked up with me
either!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your
balance you must keep moving.” Albert
Einstein
A customer told me a cool story last week;
He had a customer who was not happy with his company
for various historical reasons prior to him joining. He was given the job of
rebuilding the relationship on behalf of his company.
It was tough going as the bitterness ran deep. He
made slow progress until he noticed an old mountain bike hanging in the guys
office. It was in a state of disrepair and the customer regretted not having
had it serviced due to lack of time.
My customer took the bike and had it serviced and
cleaned up like brand new. His customer couldn’t believe it and was over the
moon. They then went mountain biking on the weekends and built a bullet proof
business and personal relationship that was mutually fulfilling.
Now my customer didn’t have to do that however by
doing so he overcame all the historical bitterness with one unselfish gesture.
The lesson here for me is there are many ways to overcome obstacles in life and
they are not always the obvious ones.
This was an awesome example of an
innovative/creative approach to problem solving and a simple one that didn’t
cost the earth. Cool story, solution and outcome. Inspired me to be more
creative!
“I thought of that while
riding my bicycle.” Einstein in
relation to his theory on relativity.
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