Edition
248 Monday August 25th 2014
Hi, they say “a week can be a long time” in relation to
anything really(especially between a good and bad haircut!). I guess two things
it applied to in my world last week were rugby and politics! Lets take ruggers
first, I know the world doesn’t revolve around the All Blacks or a game but
crikey she was a hard road after the disappointment of Sydney having to wait a
week for normal transmission to resume at the ‘Garden of Eden’ Saturday night
which it thankfully did…… with bells on !!!
Then there is Politics ,now I don’t know about you but I am
over the obsession the media has with things other than policy. Sure things can
and do get murky and personal but surely there is a need to focus on the bigger
picture like who has their finger on the electorate pulse re major issues.No
wonder our younger generation and many others don’t bother to vote it is all
too hard to figure out what anyone stands for when the media is so focused on
sensationalising playground scraps!
I am officially over Whales, Blogs,.Coms,Tweeting twits,and
obsessive compulsive journos!!
Fletcher says; he hasn’t laughed so much as when he planted the partly eaten
cupcake and wrapper in my ‘Bob the Builder’ hard hat! Needless to say it had
the reverse effect on me when discovered after wearing the hat on a building
site meeting last week!!
Wow the sunny weekend was a welcome change from the recent
great rains and cold (I know us Jaffas don’t know what cold is etc). I hope
like us you managed to get out and about with family and friends to make the
most of it. It gets better as daylight saving is just over four weeks away Yay
!!
On that positive note I hope you all have a happy successful
and safe week ahead….Cheers Jonesey!
Harry
and the Hendersons reckon the world at 48 does revolve around the All Blacks!
“A great leader’s courage to
fulfill his vision comes from passion,not position.”John Maxwell
As a member of our
Toastmasters Executive committee I am required with my colleagues to attend
Toastmasters (TM) Leadership training.
This is a workshop
featuring a number of break out sessions designed to cover the various roles on
the executive committee to assist newcomers to the TM leadership pathway.
Attendance is compulsory
and counts toward an achievement point to distinguish the clubs annual
performance…..in other words you need to lead by example through your
attendance!
In over twenty three years
of TM membership I have been on the executive for over half of these so you
would probably excuse me if I wasn’t that thrilled about having to attend yet
another leadership training! Now because I am human I will admit this thought
did cross my mind however because there is no ‘I’ in team I made the effort to
attend!.....Yay President Clinton !!!
Well…….I am glad I did
because it was a huge buzz to be exposed to so many young enthusiastic people
venturing into the great unknown of TM Leadership for the first time. I was
energised by the experience as I was able to assist a number of first time
Presidents with some useful tips and advice. I also learned some new stuff from
interacting with the group I was lucky enough to meet. We exchanged email
addresses and have formed a Presidents networking group designed to assist us
to share more info and experiences. What an amazingly enlightening evening, I
came away totally motivated and empassioned which proved to me yet again why I
keep coming back for more from this organisation that keeps on giving over and
above what I give to it.
Why not find about for yourself
by contacting your nearest club, sisit www.toastmasters.org.nz
“Leadership is influence.” John Maxwell
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