Edition 280 Monday May 4th 2015
Hi,there
is never a dull moment in the West Coast fast lane!We are constantly reminded with
the curve balls life delivers up daily.Our two immediate neighbours lost their
much loved but highly sort after Toyota Hilux vehicles on Saturday night to a
well organised ring of thieves!Both victims are hard working members of our
community who had saved hard to own their prized machines!I am sure neither
Barry Crump, his side kick ‘Scotty’ or the Toyota marketing team ever imagined
the cult following they would create for the good old ‘Hilux’.Much to our
neighbours dispair the demand for ownership by hook or crook continues to be
unprecedented!
Our
resident helicopter spotter Fletcher then alerted us to more drama developing
in the swirling surf off the coast as the Westpac team hovered mere metres off
the boiling surf looking for a kayaker.
Given
the family focus on saving locals at 48 both the train/helicopter spotter and
his Mum plus driver headed for the beach to offer any assitance we could.In a
dramatic hour we observed the amazing efforts of the combined emergency
services as they located and retrieved the body of the missing person.Sadly
this rescue attempt ended in tragedy which was a sombre reminder for all
rescuers and helpless onlookers that the sea is dangerous and must be repected
at all times!
I
was so proud of my wife Christine who took it on herself to comfort the female
surfer who first observed and reported the incident as the drama unfolded to
its sad and unfortunate conclusion!
Fletcher says; One of his heros
from his favourite Noddy book,Policeman Plod,had a busy weekend at Muriwai
chasing the same car thief Goblins who also stole Noddys car.He has assured our
friends that PC Plod will find their cars and put the Goblins in a sack for
transport to the Police Station!
Life
isnt fair or for that long really so we need to ensure we live it full on in
the here and NOW!!
Even
with Policeman Plod’s and our expert local rescue organisations best efforts
and intentions we know we wont see the Hilux’s or the unfortunate Kayaker ever
again!Yet at the beginning of the weekend all concerned would not have thought
twice about the possibility of either event occurring!!!
Crikey,no
time to lose, lets all get cracking and make the most of what we have…Cheers
Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon
‘bugger’ those Hilux low life scummy bandits!!!!
Im “Gunna” get round to that one day!! (A favourite personalized
plate)
I was reminded of an old adage a couple
of times in the past week;“He who
hesitates has lost”
On the first occasion I was looking
through my electronic and hard copy diary at a reminder entry that has been
appearing for far too long(months!!!)…….so I decided to act finally!
On calling this prospective customer,
I discovered that they had signed a long term agreement recently with someone
else (too often the case) arrrggggghhh I hate it when that happens….so why do I
let it happen…..???
On the second occasion I proactively
called a potential customer identified same day.I received an invitation to
meet and discuss some issues they had whilst also conducting a detailed audit
prior to providing them with a complete solution to their requirements.I love
it when that happens……..so why don’t I make sure that it becomes a habit and a
regular occurrence!!
Clearly the difference here was
created by prioritizing tasks in order of importance rather than getting
overrun by stuff that hijacks or ambushes my day and the priority list.
So Jonesey what can you/ are you
going to do about it???
I have formulated a KPI list that
allocates sections of my day to prospecting new customers. This in turn is
linked to my new business KPI and overall weekly/monthly/annual budget
objectives.
So look out world,I will not die
wondering if there was an opportunity to do business with YOU!!!!
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