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233 Monday May 12th 2014
Hi,I know many consider Mothers Day is commercially
overkilled by retailers and that we shouldn’t need to be told to remember and
recognise our Mums but I actually think it is a good thing.
Taking time out to give thanks for the huge sacrifice our
Mothers have made for us and the important role they have played in shaping our
lives is an essential part of life. It is not until we become parents ourselves
that we realise the enormity of their contribution to us as people.Well before
day one Mums are involved on the roller coaster ride from conception to
delivery. As if that isnt enough to blow them away they are then faced with
many sleepless and selfless nights where we pick and choose what hours we will
sleep, scream, feed or just generally agitate! Throughout our lives our Mums love
us unconditionally and whilst Dad is there too, all said and done it is our
Mums we always cry out for or gravitate towards when we are in true
need….because no matter how hot or deep the water we are in we know they will
be there regardless to save and forgive us !!!!....Yay Mum!!
I am lucky my Mum is still alive and well and that we got to
thank her in person on the weekend as well as making sure that Christine had a
cool day with Fletcher and Matthew! I know there are a lot of people who are
not that fortunate to have their Mums around any more so I hope you were able
to also take some time out to remember them fondly.I guess Mothers Day should
be an everyday thing!
From the Fletcher file; growing faster than a weed is tiring work in fact nearly 35mm
in the last five months, outgrowing clothes before they are even home from the
shop unwrapped! Scary fun!!
This weekend was also special because it was Harry Joneses 11th
birthday!! The equivalent to 77 human years and still going strong our dear
Harry with his beautiful calm and loving nature. If I had a wish I would wish
that time would stand still for him so he would age no more and be with us
forever our big gentle fluffy boy.Crikey pull yourself together man just
because he is your only friend!
Yes I am a big softie and could never do without my Mum or my
hound Dog!!…………Cheers Jonesey!!
The
Hendersons reckon the good looking Jones boy is Scooby Doo and doesn’t look a
day over 55 (the new 77!!).
“It’s the ittle
things that make the BIG difference” Project Manager Murray!
I have been focused on drumming up more
commercial business from a slow commercial market,a mission of astronomical
proportions in a sea, shark infested ,with hungry competitors!!!
There is
a bit going on around our City but it is keenly contested and you need to be on
your game if you want to even get through the security/safety fence !!
Undeterred I battled on and found myself in a builders shed meeting with a project
Manager who I reckoned liked the cut of my jib (yeah right).
Anyway I
was well into my pitch but noticed it wasn’t going so well so decided to invite
others in the room to partcipate. This is not always the brightest thing to do
in a builders shed at smoko however in this case it turned out to be a master
stroke of sheer brilliance when from the back of the room came a shout……….”these
guys are good jokers we should definitely give them a crack!”....YES!!!
You see
it turns out this was Murray and he had influence amongst his peers, he had
used us before on another site…..seems we had looked after him famously and
even retrieved his glasses from a bin full of building waste as a special
favour for him.That one simple gesture made Murray into our biggest fan and
meant this swung the day for us on a 17 month big $ project! Totally worth a
crack!!
Moral of
the story, no matter how tough it is out there don’t give in and keep inspiring
your team to do the simple things well for all the ‘Murrays’ out there and it
will always come back to you !!!!
“Don't be afraid to give
your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes
you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to
take care of themselves.” Dale Carnegie
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