Edition 410 Monday 18/12/17
Hi,welcome to the last ‘Upbeat’ for 2017 and what a year its
been,surpassing edition #400,saving our planet,Fletcher off to school,running
another 1500km and swimming over 100km in the pool!Yes you will have had to
‘get your froth on’ to keep up with this Jones boy….not really but I for one am
glad you did so thanks again for your amazing support.
It certainly hasn’t been without its sad times as we said a
sad goodbye to our dear family members Harry Jones and Oscar Henderson,may they
both be having dog heaven fun!
In preparation for our hot summer holiday we splashed out
(excuse the pun) and bought a DIY pool at our local MM10.After numerous
attempts to assemble it I did two things that all blokes eventually do;1)listen
to their wives 2)read the instructions!(see pics).
Fletcher
reckons his new pool is ‘far out man’ and he cant wait to have the
‘coolest’time! Dad thinks its quite cool too with less lawn to mowJ.
Something
funny#1 about the Christmas spirit is it can make you do some special
and extraordinary things like my recent visit to the local jewellers.I popped
in for a watch battery for my beloved wooden watch and came away with a stunning
pair of Aqua Marine earrings for my beautiful wife…a deserved and thoroughly
worthwhile diversion J.
Something
funny#2 about being a voluteer fire fighter is you can be called
anytime like last week in the middle of Fletchers prize giving when his Mum got
the call…Go Mum Go!
We are so looking forward to taking a decent break after a
busy year so ‘Upbeat’ will be off line until Monday January 22nd 2018.
In the meantime we hope you and those closest to you have a Merry Christmas and
a Happy welcome and start to the New Year.
Take extra special care and make sure you take time out for
YOU…Cheers Jonesey.
“You don’t
build a business,you build
people and then people build the business”.
Zig Ziglar
In a successful finish to another busy and productive
year I was able to broker a deal with some value added benefits.
The deal sees us gaining massive exposure to another
region via the sale of a collection vehicle and a range of equipment.
Deals like this don’t happen overnight they are crafted
over a long period of time and built on a solid foundation of trust and
goodwill.
Lets face it any deal,relationship or arrangement needs
all these cornerstones in place if it is to be successful.
I was particularly proud that the arrangement was
concluded as a result of my long term commitment to the relationship with the
purchaser.
The thing about deals like this is that the agreement
is just the beginning of the next phase of the relationship.
It is not something we can now leave to chance if there
is to be a mutual benefit from it.
Anyone can sell something once but it takes energy and
commitment to follow through to ensure the ongoing benefits accrue for both
parties.
Interestingly in a late breaking development last week
we got a tentative order for another collection vehicle and more equipment
because of our willingness to provide the support!
So my message is to stick at the relationship building
even when it seems like nothing is coming from it because let me assure you it
is the way to go and totally worth the effort!
“Whatever
good things we build end up building us”. Jim Rohn
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