That 'Lovin' feeling

 

                                                                                       Edition 301 Monday 28/09/2015

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,as part of my quest to be a better parent this time round I have made a promise to myself not to miss out on stuff I too easily let slide in my first crack at it.So when the chance to accompany Fletcher to the Zoo as Kindergarten ‘parent help’ came I volunteered.I took the day off work and we lined up eagerly with our packed lunch,drink,hats,comfortable shoes and gallons of sunscreen.I think I was more excited than FJJ and his buds to get there!Of course as parent help I was also responsible for another child and in our case this was Amber!Things started fine but Amber tired quickly and presented this parent help with more than a few challenges on the journey.The upshot was a cool time bonding with our son that was almost derailed by his ‘high admin’ cute girl from Moansville!

I am glad I made the effort and will never regret it even if I was in bed before Fletcher that nightzzz.

Fletcher says; my dad is cool,all my friends like him….especially Amber! Zzzzzzz wake up Dad!!

The curtain comes down on our September family birthday season with Dads birthday today 28/09. In a hilarious celebration this weekend we dropped in with a cake complete with candle and sang him happy birthday with Fletcher jockeying with him to blow the candle out.Dad blew with such gusto that he dislodged his false teeth and they shot across the table towards us and the cake!!!

Crikey it was funny,poor Fletcher didn’t know what to think and the rest of us all fell off our chairs we were laughing so much.We wont ever forget that birthday sing song with Poppa!!! Hahahaha, I am pleased to report his teeth were quickly replaced so he could enjoy his birthday cake….funny J.

What an amazing weekend, I hope you got to enjoy the sunshine and of course daylight saving….roll on Summer…cant wait.We are also loving the rugby and were absorbed by the last minute Wesh victory over England on Sunday morning…exciting times…enjoy,take care….……Cheers Jonesey!

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon All Blacks Vs Aussie final….get a lazy hundy on it !!!

 

 

 “To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.”
Sister Mary Lauretta

 

I always liked the saying that goes something like this “Love your job and you will never ‘work’ a day in your life.” I reckon it is so right and it is linked to all those things like attitude,enthuisiasm etc.

I love what I do and as a result I find that love manifests itself into my day to day performance.

Instead of going through the motions I find myself noticing stuff that others don’t….like;

Someone tells me something about what they do or what they are wanting to do and I recall and refer that to others in the course of my future activity and invariably this benefits all involved.

For example I have recently introduced a number of my customers to each other to their mutual benefit from my referral. I wasn’t asked to do this but I did it off my own initiative as a ‘value add’ to both of them. This served to enhance my relationship with them and to provide additional reasons for them to deal with me rather than my competitors (BIG point of difference for me and us).

To me this is the difference between liking and loving your job and will lift you above the rest.

I know too many people who are not like this because they are just going through the motions.

They are not seeking innovative ways to be better in their role,instead they are marking time.

Problem is this becomes obvious through mediocre results and ultimately failure for team and self.

So how do we get that ‘lovin’ feeling?….by making sure you are doing something you are passionate about that’s how.If you are trapped in a job or a role you are not passionate about then you need to do yourself and your company a favour and get out of there as soon as possible.

If you are in a role you like and could easily love…then you need to use things like this ‘Upbeat’ blog to make sure you stay focused and continually challenge yourself to be the best you can be daily!

Its not easy but if you have the passion and the drive then anything is possible,check out RWC 2015!

 

“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it” Buddha