Sunday, March 12, 2017

Birds of a feather.....


 

 

                                                                                       Edition 370 Monday 13/03/17

 

 

Hi,I don’t mind having animals around however I do like them to behave and be orderly (yeah right)!My beloved wife and son also like having animals around however they differ from me when it comes to the behaviour and order part (both theirs and the animals)!!

This weekend was a classic example as ‘we’ volunteered to host Barney and Rocko the two Parakeets from Fletchers Daycare!Whilst I concede it was nice having them chirping in the background the associated chaos and pandemodium wasn’t! The Hendersons clearly thought they were a ‘meals on wheels’ dinner option imported specially for them and every other bird in Muriwai (fed and welcomed daily) dropped in for a chat (aka screech)!(see pic).

Apart from the sack of bird food our ‘bird friends’ consume weekly my animal loving wife and son also feed numerous farm animals on their daily trip too and from Daycare!!

Fletcher reckons feeding every animal with a heartbeat within a 15km radius of our house is a small investment in his future as a Vet and his Father should be happy and proud!!

The reality is people who love animals and encourage kids to do the same are solid citizens producing more of the same…..so best to suck it up and warmly embrace the disorder J.

Love listening to Mix FM hits from the 70’s,80’s and 90’s(puts a daily smile on the dial).

Hate the 2017 Blues and Warriors, clearly their ‘no dickhead’ policies are not working!

I hope life is equally as challenging and rewarding for you,have a good one,cheers Jonesey.

The Hendersons reckon they could sing better than Barney and Rocko if invited!
 
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“What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say”. Ralph Waldo Emmerson
 
“Don’t do as I say do as I do” a great old adage and saying but how many of us live by it?
Being a Manager is like being a parent it is no good expecting the best from your team if you are not prepared to put in the hard yards yourself.
That means leading by example when it comes to performance delivery.
I have recently realised there are plenty of things I expect that I am not currently doing on a consistent basis myself……so time for action.
Last week I made sure I did what I said I was going to do rather than being ‘too busy’.
I read an article recently that inspired me to get more disciplined daily!
From what I read I took and applied three key things to improve my day;
  1. Successful people get up early and get on with their day
  2. Successful people have daily written goals (no more than 4)
  3. Successful people stay focused on their daily goals and prioritise those tasks.
    I am lucky I already get up early so #1 was easy although I now use that time to plan as well.I have started setting myself daily written goals that I prioritise over all else.

    What I have found is that this helps me achieve at least those goals daily where in the past I was guilty of starting too many tasks and often didn’t complete any. This was normally because I wasn’t focused on those specifically and allowed other things to distract me,
    Seems simple I know but often the simple stuff is the hardest to do regularly.
    So what I have learned is don’t expect others to stuff you don’t do yourself!
    Read more because snippets like this are gold if applied to your own daily routine.
    So……don’t do as I say……do as I do…….good luck .
     
    “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”. Dr Seuss




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