Edition 318 Monday 15/02/16
Hi,no matter how commercialised ‘they’ say it has become
Valentines Day is still a special day for romantics.It is a day where unlimited
free license to express ones feelings for another exists.There are ‘others’ who
reckon if you need a day specially created for the purpose then how romantic
are you?....all said and done I enjoy taking the time to say thanks and to
express my ‘true feelings’. I hope you did too or that maybe someone else
recognised your special qualities anonymously?? :)
I am writing to the romantic backdrop of our pre-loved ‘solid
state stereo’ dutifully delivering dulcet smooth Valentines Day tribute love
songs on a legendary AM channel…….pure retro magic!!
Fletcher
reckons;we should definitely start a ‘give a little’ page to buy
Matua Vineyard considering the amount of
time he spends there chasing frisbees and footballs!!....Hmmmm not a bad idea
kid, ‘youll move mountains my boy!!....watch this space !!
Surfing, swimming,pizza,pinot and strawberry icecreams
completed another busy weekend for the
Joneses in the Nor West as we made the most of our very own slice of paradise.
Life sure doesn’t have to be complicated or over priced there
are plenty of cool things to do close to home that don’t cost an arm or a leg
in fact many are totally free….no excuse really!
Get out there ‘in amongst’ with the friends and family that
matter most to you……..Cheers Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon sleeping inside is the ‘Gold
card’ equivalent for dogs!
“Things work out best for
those who make the best of the way things work out.”
John Wooden
Its funny how things work out sometimes J.
My recent dramas ended last week with the loss of my bid to
save my train wreck deal.
In an ironic twist my customer won a better outcome and was
grateful to me for it.
Rather than deflated I was motivated and determined to make
ammends!
Interestingly there were numerous opportunities last week to
do just that!!
I met a former colleague who is CEO of a major National
company and we got talking.
From that chat I was offered the chance to win business at 20
new sites in Auckland.
There was also an invite to present to an industry conference
to further enhance both our brands!
Then I did a favour for another customer who duly offered me
a day out fishing with more customers!
Crikey I was on a roll when I received two invitations to
industry networking events where a number of key decision makers from large
potential customers were also attending…count me in!!!
As if that wasn’t enough to make me quickly forget the drama
of the previous weeks out of the blue I received a follow up call from two more
major potential customers wanting to talk turkey.
One I have been chasing for an appointment for months and the
other who also has multiple sites in Auckland who would have thought it would
be such an amazingly eventful short week!!!!
So….what a roller coaster ride the start to 2016 has been already for this commercial
traveller!!!!
Mistakes made, lessons learned,opportunities lost, new ones
uncovered,bad luck offset with good luck in spades(life is like that),deals
cooking,some burned some done to perfection (sales is like that)and above all
an ‘Upbeat’ attitude regardless to get me through!!
Yes life and Sales is like that and no matter how tough
things seem at times there are always good things through the next door you
open,the secret is to keep knocking on and opening them!!
I cant wait for next week and the one after that and that yet
who knows how many or mediocre my opportunities might have been if I had not
been sat back on my bottom recently!!
Its funny how things work out sometimes J.
“Life
is like a camera,focus on whats important,capture the good times,develop from
the negatives and if it doesn’t work out take another shot.” Clinton Jones
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