Edition 322 Monday 14/03/16
Hi It was our 2nd wedding anniversary last week
and I am luckier than most blokes not only because I married Christine but
because it is easy to remember!You see, sadly MH370 went missing on our wedding
day so when authorities annually update what ever happened to this airlliner I
know our anniversary is approaching….a bit morbid but at least I should never
forget the date March 8th 2014. Aucklands finest floral arrangement
(proof attached)was sent with love and my favourite sentence from my wedding
vows borrowed from our old and dear friend Pooh Bear………
“If you live to be 100 I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day so
I never have to live a day without you”.
Two years on and going strong,living testamony to the old
adage….’if at first you don’t succeed,try,try and try again.
Fletcher
reckons;he is glad we both tried again because he is also living
testamony to the benefits to be gained from soul mates eventually discovering
each other….the perfect child…hmm yeah right!
Updating on the Harry Jones front he has continued to make a
strong recovery from his op and is looking forward to many more beach walks and
golf ball hunting expeditions! 91 is the the new 71!!
We had cool catch ups this week with family and friends as we
March (excuse the pun) on relentlessly to Easter!!....dont mention the ruggers
and we are all good, hope you are too and looking forward to another exciting
week ahead ……………Cheers Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon Pooh Bear is overrated and
they have plenty of quotes better than his for wedding vows!....also good to
have the Harold dog back on deck!!
“You shouldn’t be looking for
people slipping up, you should be looking for all the good things people do and
praising those.” Richard
Branson
How do you know if
you are doing a good job?
Some of us are lucky enough to get recognition for a job well
done although sadly not often enough!
Others get tapped on the shoulder from recruiters headhunting
top candidates for other companies which serves as the ultimate compliment for
a job well done.
Sometimes customers will express their gratitude to us and
satisfaction for our service quality.
Then there are our colleagues and peers who will seek our
mentorship, guidance and/or advice.
The other key indicator for me is to gauge how much I love
what I do to measure my success. I reckon if we genuinely love what we do we
will be successful and not consider we ‘work’ at all!
All these things indirectly tell us how we are going but how
do we really know how we are going?
I reckon the only way we can ever know is NOT by waiting for
the above examples to hopefully occur but by continually asking for feedback.
The late Martin Crowe used to go into the dressing room of
opposition teams after a test match to find out as much as he could about how
he was going and more importantly about how to get better!
The sad reality is that unless we make the effort to ask we
will always be second guessing what people think and feel about how we are are
really doing and how we can improve?
So if you are like me then you need to ask the question more
often so you know how you are going and then what you need to do to be better.
This will allow you to register,recognise and celebrate
success whilst identifying areas in which you need further training and
improvement and being able to do something about it.
This will also allow you to decide if you need to make
changes to ensure you are doing something you love to do and get plenty of
recognition for.So don’t you be left wondering or second guessing…….
How do you know if you are doing a good job?
“Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you
appreciate someone,don’t keep it a secret.”
Mary Kay
Ash
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