Monday, June 6, 2016

The dreaded four letter word!!


 

 

 

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Hi,I have never been able to resist something with a free sign on it.This makes life particularly difficult in our hood where it is common practise for residents to place pre loved stuff outside their shacks featuring the four lettered word!There have been some particularly good scores recently including a cool kids (big and small) trolley in need of some front wheels.Then there is the solid wood table with matching side tables in need of a conversion from hideous green to something easier on the eye.Yes two more projects join the growing pile in the shed,hmm..where to start!

Fletcher reckons; it is essential to prioritise the trolley project as he isnt getting any younger and needs to get into it this side of five!....no pressure Pop but you arent exactly the handyman so it may take a few goes to get those front wheels and the new paint job spot on!

When it comes to kids birthday parties times have certainly changed over the years. In the last two weeks we have visited Chipmunks and a Trampoline Park both catering in creating total birthday kid chaos.The positive for us was a quiet night on both occasions as Fletcher crashed and burned early!

Long weekends are cool and Queens Birthday was no exception providing us that extra bit of time to catch up on our regular and one off chore list, relaxing with each other and most importantly making time for visiting family.It was a particular thrill to catch up with our son Mark after more than a year!

I hope you managed to make the most of your last official long weekend till October…Cheers Jonesey

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon Dogs beds take precedence over projects in the shed!!

 

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“Success is no accident,it is hardwork,perseverance,learning,studying,sacrifice and most of all love of what you are doing or learning to do”. Pele

 

‘They’ do say thet the worst day out fishing is still better than the best day at work?

Whilst in some cases that may be true I guess it depends what you do for a job.

I have had some pretty cool days at work lately but they didn’t all start out like that.

Every day is like a new ride on the roller coaster,they all have their ups and downs sometimes more downs than ups but all get you where you are going if you hang in there.

The best days I have at work are often the culmination of many ups and downs I have endured before which eventually produce a win and often a win/win.

The word that comes to mind for me is ‘perseverance’ and this is what carries me through the times when I feel like quitting or letting go or the times when I can feel anything but ‘Upbeat’.

Life isnt easy, being upbeat isnt easy which is why I write this and you read it because we need to encourage each other to persevere no matter what may happen to deter us along the way.

I have had a couple of good wins lately that would have been easy to let go earlier instead of persevering with but I didn’t take no for answer,I disrupted the process, I challenged the process.

So its all very well to talk about hanging in there but what is the secret, is there one?

For me its about not accepting the standard procedure/process, its about challenging that norm and working positively around it by finding another way eg; Question,“You want to buy?” Answer “No thanks no interest,no need.It is about creating interest and need that potential customers didn’t even know they had.In most cases in the sales process if you are quoting like for like then you are wasting your time.You need to be creating innovation and sustainability based solutions designed to inspire,lead and deliver your potential customers an edge not same old same old…..a monkey can do that and people are too busy to stop and give monkeys their valuable time.

So if you want to succeed don’t be a monkey following the norms set by others be daring be different and create something special. That way you will always enjoy work more than the worst day fishing!!

 

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did”.Newt Gingrich

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