Edition 334 Tuesday 07/06/16
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!!
“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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