Sunday, April 12, 2015

We are FAMILY!


         

 

 

                                                                                       Edition 277 Monday April 13th 2015

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Hi,the week before last it was a cool matching white cane chair,then last week it was railway sleepers for the garden!Yes being a dustman is the most exciting thing you can do with your clothes on!

Of course one needs to exercise control at all times given there is an unwritten ‘no scavenging’ law in play so all ‘treasure hunting’ needs to be ‘by application’ only.Sooooo exciting,they do say, if you are happy in your job you will never work a day in your life….and ‘they’ would be right!!

Fletcher says; that whilst he understands his Fathers passion for pre loved stuff, does that have to extend to all his ‘sort of new’ toys!?It is also cool to have older brother Mark staying with us at the moment.He might be a bit older(30 years) but we still hang out and talk bro stuff!!!...very cute!!

We managed to get to one of our favourite places in the world Matua Vineyard for another picnic this weekend.Nothing better than having the place to ourselves to fly kites,kick a ball around and run wild amongst the vines….all for absolutely free…..shhhh don’t tell anyone, its our secret!!!

Thanks to those observant types amongst you who noticed the date on last weeks edition was one day out and to those of you that didn’t (like me)…whats a day amongst ‘Upbeat’ mates!!!?

Watching Mark and Fletcher bond and having Mum and my sister Postwoman Pat out for Easter Sunday brunch recently makes me realise yet again how important and vital having and spending time with family is.We don’t get to choose our family,that is beyond our control ,so through thick and thin we need to stand beside and behind each other….it is the type of thing that does make me well up inside with emotion just writing these words to you. Don’t ever let a chance go by to tell your family how much you love them and how much they mean to you….Cheers Jonesey!

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon it wouldn’t hurt to tell them how much we love them too

 

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“It always seems impossible until it's done.” Nelson Mandela

 

Ever question yourself or think you may have lost your touch?

I have been trying to get a deal across the line for nearly six months??? Many times in that period I have had occasion to question my ability to sell!

Selling is a confidence game, when you are on a roll nothing is a problem however when things don’t go your way it takes courage and a special ability to pick yourself up to keep going.

I guess life is like that too really. When things go well we feel invincible when they don’t go so well we lose confidence and begin to doubt ourselves.

Sport is also like that, take the Blues and the Hurricanes for instance……one who cant seem to put a foot wrong and the other who cant win a trick no matter how hard they seem to try!!!

Winning is a habit but so too is losing and the scary thing is there is only a thin line between them!

So anyway back to me and my elusive deal…..I could have given up months ago but I chose to persist and relentlessly pursure this salel. Others around me have given up asking me how I am going as they are sick of hearing about how hard I am fiinding things. This has doubled my resolve, I will not give in and I cant wait to roll up with the deal clutched in my hand. I will parade into the office savouring the sweet taste of success……hmmmm well that’s how I am imagining the way this story will end……I know there is more work to do yet but I am determined to succeed.

In a huge late breaking development last week I managed to advance things significantly…..watch this space because there is one thing for sure you will hear all about every detail of how I overcame the odds to successfully presevere in the end…never give in team !!!! Good luck out there!!!!

 

“If you are going through hell, keep going.”  Winston S. Churchill

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