Sunday, October 12, 2014

7 Days !!!


 

 

 

Edition 255 Monday October 13th 2014

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Hi,nothing prepares you for a week like the last one we have just made it through! In the two short years something months Fletcher has been on this earth I have paid tribute many times to parents out there. Raising children is full on, there is no time out,no opting out and anyone who says it isnt demanding needs a kid!The positives were many;1)We all made it.2)Christine passed her 7 day basic training tests minus some skin and a few kilos.3)Fletcher didn’t starve or get left at daycare.4)An apple fired into the back of the drivers head whilst the car was in motion is no way to say thank you for healthy after school treats. 5)Exhaustion is temporary kids and work are permanent! Yay made it!

Fletcher says;Marmite on toast is a  morning favorite but due to lack of adequate morning supervision he discovered marmite straight from the container is better by far.Additionally combining marmite with strawberry jam on toast has proved a hit with both him and his supervisor!

Our fave is to head to a local café to tuck into the best carrot cake muffins ever  made or tasted. The problem is that as my son has grown so too has his share of the muffin! We are supposed to have some each and save some to feed to the chickens that run free outside the café in an orchard. The chickens and I are definitely losing out as Jones Junior is seriously threatening at least 75% of the treat including the prized icing! Crikey we have created an insatiable muffin and icing monster!

Whilst I found my seven day stint on duty exhausting it produced priceless special times together with our son. I have seen him laugh out loud happy and secure in his world. I have seen his special personality developing and his love for animals growing with our dog family and the local bird population he feeds daily. I have seen his fragility,his fears and tears , felt his pain and saved him from his little two year old exhausted self on numerous occasions. The favourite thing for me will always be looking in and watching our angelic son in a deep contented sleep. Two reasons 1)Peace and quiet 2)Kid sleeping= parents sleeping J.

There will never be a substitute for special times with special people……….Cheers Jonesey!

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon Fletcher is a cool two legged dude and honorary bro!

 

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“We become what we think about all day long.Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

I was sitting in a customers reception area last week and couldnt help noticing their framed list of company values on the wall.

The headings were compelling; Passion, Ownership,Integrity,Excellence,Commitment,Success, Education, Innovation,Balance, Systems and Consistency !

As you can tell by now I wrote these down and then proceeded to refer to most of them as a bit of a road map in my meeting with our customer.

I often use things like this to map out a direction in a customer meeting, they certainly indicate what is important or should be to that customer.

Linking my presentation to stuff like this is not being cynical or condescending it is my way of saying ‘hey I noticed you place importance on these things, well guess what so do we !”

In my view we can learn from stuff like this by also having our vision or values displayed prominantly for staff, customers and suppliers to see and be aware of.

For our own staff it is a visual reminder what we are there for and why adhering to these values needs to be our prime focus.

The meeting went well, there was recognition by our customer that we had noted their values and that we we in congruence with them as an ongoing business partner. Look for the little things , they can and do make a big difference.

 

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