Edition 383 Monday 12/06/17
Hi,who doesn’t want their own flying fox …right?We knew we
had to check out that property so off we went to the open home full of expectation
with no idea really!No idea why we were doing it or how we would buy it if we
fell in love with it….as you do!Fletcher didn’t care all he wanted was the
treehouse and the zip line escape running from the top deck 200m into a distant
paddock…bliss for a nearly 5 year old adventurer. I am happy to say the
jostling with other would be ‘lifestylers ‘convinced us we were better off
where we were much to our sons disappointment…no harm in looking, dreams are
free just like the Bayleys blue lollipops!!
Fletcher
reckons we could hook up a flying fox zip line from our place to the
beach (like that TV ad) quite easily so why not?Also he wanted me to mention he
has 36 bars of premo Whittakers fund raising Soccer club chocolate for sale…get
in quick before his Mum and Dad!
Something
funny about kids is they never fail to make you laugh….our son got
his clothes wet at the local pool so he had to plunder the lost and found stuff
for a dry outfit.These oversized garments are now his favourite ensemble!!.......finders
keepers J
Two days to CJ car signwriting and loss of anonymity….”how is
my driving?”….bring it on!!
On the sporting front we are in for a fascinating Lions tour
after losing to our so called worst team and then beating our so called best
team……and what about the sailing?Go Team NZ!!!
Something for everyone coming up, have a great week ahead……..Cheers
Jonesey.
Kate Henderson loves the extra attention but misses having
someone to blame!
“If
you light a lamp for someone it will also brighten your own path”.
Buddhist Proverb
I volunteered again to be a business mentor for the Y.E.S.
(young enterprise scheme).
It involves mentoring year 13 high school students who as
part of their business studies program form a company and develop an
entreprenurial product or idea.
Coincidentally the high school I am assisting is my old
school which makes the experience even more relevant and rewarding.
Mentoring is one of the most rewarding things you can do to
share knowledge and give back something to others be it colleagues, peers or in
this case the next generation.
This year my teams idea is particularly technical and whilst
I have been able to assist by referring our team to contacts I have it has also
extended and challenged me personally!
This is the great thing about putting yourself forward for
something like this,it is a learning experience for both you and your mentees.
I find that it is at times like these that I realise that I
actually know a lot more than even I realise which I can pass on to a younger
group eager for knowledge and information.
Interestingly being a mentor is more about listening and
guiding than it is about taking control and leading….that is for the students
or mentees to do.
This in itself is good for me as I do tend to like the sound
of my own voice and often don’t stop to listen when I should….so maybe it is me
being mentored rather than vice versa??
All I know is that the experience is as good for me as I hope
it is for my team.
So I urge you to also put yourself out there as a mentor, volunteer,give
unselfishly and you will find that you too will also receive…this to me is good
Karma!!
“True
joy comes when you inspire,encourage,and guide someone else on a path that
benefits him or her”. Zig Ziglar
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