Monday, April 17, 2017

Keeping it simple


 

 

                                                                                       Edition 375 Tuesday 18/04/17

 

 

Hi,I hope you had a happy Easter,how do you do nothing for four days?....quite simple it seems because we just did and it was extremely easy!We had all the best intentions in the world with plenty of tasks but never got there and I am so glad we didn’t.I guess its times like this that you realise just how tiring your normal schedule is and how much you need to have time out Crikey I have never ‘nana’ napped so much or felt so happy to do nothing so must have needed to….yes I did say and mean that!!!

We tagged teamed the naps and took turns entertaining our chocolate charged son.Yes the Easter bunny delivered big time but wondered why at times as we worked hard to neutralise the sugar rush with numerous activities designed to burn energy.For us it was all made worthwhile watching our son happily gifted a large % of his Easter bounty to others deciding that for him giving is just as good as receiving(From his Mums side she reckons of course)J.

Fletcher reckons he knew the Easter Bunny would deliver after scoring plenty of good boy points in the weeks leading up to the event.Life is simple sometimes Good =Gooder stuff!

Something funny about our second visit from Daycare Parakeets Barney and Rocko for the Easter weekend was Dad caught on more than one occasion chatting away to both!!This prompted Fletcher to officially announce that Barney liked Daddy but Rocko still wasn’t sure.

Just ever so quietly there is something warm and homely about having birds chirping away in the household background….yes I did say and mean that J.

Have a good second short week of three oh yeah!!…………………Cheers Jonesey
 
The Hendersons reckon chocolate being bad for dogs is an old bunny tale!
 
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“Surround yourself with those who see greatness in you even when you don’t see
it yourself”. Zig Ziglar
 
The thing about being ‘Upbeat’ is it doesn’t happen automatically you need a trigger!
That can come from us religously making the decision daily to be positive.
It can also come from those we choose to spend time with or do business with.
For example if you start your day talking to or meeting with positive people you will be uplifted and carry that forward into your day.
I try to make sure my first appointment every day is one I know has a high chance of resulting in a positive outcome. That allows me to build confidence before approaching more difficult tasks later in the day…we all know how hard it is the other way around.
So we agree creating a positive mood is essential to having an ‘Upbeat’ day.
I was reminded of this again last week after attending my fortnightly Toastmasters meeting.
I never fail to leave those meetings totally uplifted after being inspired by like minded individuals committed to being better communicators, listeners and leaders.
I wish I could attend a Toastmasters meeting everyday of the week because of the bullet proof confidence I always leave a meeting with.So how do we recreate this feeling daily?


I reckon we take this lead and surround ourselves with positive people who we can network and meet with regularly. This could be in the form of industry groups or assembled from hand picked friends,maybe even customers or business associates,anyone you know who you respect, admire or get a positive vibe from…..make the effort,you wont regret it!!

Dare I say it you could join a Toastmasters club but then you already knew that aye J!!

 

“Confidence is going after Moby Dick and taking the tartare sauce with you”.

 Zig Ziglar

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