Telling it like it is !!

 

 

 

                                                                                       Edition 346 Monday 29/08/16

 

 

 

 

 

Hi,the thing I like about my job is that I get to make a difference every day by helping divert waste away from landfills.I like to think this is doing my bit to save our planet or at least leave it in better nick than I found it.My wife on the other hand is working away to ensure there are plenty of animals around to enjoy the planet I am busy saving!Two of our three dogs are from rescue centres and last week they were joined by a rescue possum!!Yes my wife rescued a baby possum from its mothers pouch after the mother came to grief on a local road!The baby was revived,fed by hand and warmed up over night in our(my) hot water cupboard before the local vets nurse took over(thankfully).

This touching story unfortunately ended in tears (literally for Christine L) when ‘Poss’ faded and passed away a day later despite the efforts of all involved to save him/her.

Fletcher reckons;his Mum has inspired him to be a Vet through her heroic efforts to save Poss,her adoption of every pidgeon,sparrow,blackbird,tui,and any other bird life within 5km of our house and  her ongoing kindness to Harry and the Hendersons by allowing them to sleep in Dads bed!

I hope your family makes you equally as happy and proud as mine do me and inspire you every Sunday to get a good nights sleep before having an ‘Upbeat’ week ahead…..Cheers Jonesey!!

 

Harry and the Hendersons reckon nothing but good things come from animal rescue!

 

 

“Telling it like it is means telling it like it was and how it is now that it isnt what it was to the is now people.” Jill Johnston

 

Part of having a successful week involves doing stuff you don’t want to do.

Stuff you don’t want to do is easy to avoid  but doesn’t go away it just builds up.

The best thing to do with this stuff is to agree how to deal with it and ‘Just Do It’.

I seemed to have more than my share of stuff I didn’t want to do last week.

I didn’t know how to deal with it all and had to ask for plenty of advice which I did.

Asking for advice is good however it doesn’t mean you can hand the problem to others.

It just means you get some other ideas on how to handle or face a particular challenge.

We all face challenges every day, it is how we deal with them that defines us as people.

Once I had consulted with others I confronted the challenges in front of me head on.

I find this is the only way to deal with things I would rather not do and that is to get them done as quickly as possible.

This is not what I used to do, I would pussy foot around and find every excuse under the sun not to do something or I would water down the message so it didn’t seem as harsh or abrupt but in doing so I wouldn’t make my point or the message clear!.....sound familiar…if so you are not alone!!

So last week I was on my game and dealt with a number of major issues promptly and professionally.

The outcome was clear, concise and collossal as it resulted in a number of positives.The interesting thing for me was a number of the situations I had to confront and control by addressing had got to that point because I hadnt done a good sales or communications job prior to.

As sales people we often criticise other departments in our business for not supporting us however often their reluctance to support us is for good reason.

If we don’t want to have to deal with issues then it is important we are providing solutions that the company is capable of delivering rather than making promises we or others cant fulfil.

I am pleased to say that after a challenging week and plenty of honesty no deals fell over….YAY !!!

 

“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything”. Mark Twain