Edition 411 Monday 22/01/18
Hi,ho hi ho its back to work I go and I cant wait to rip into
it! Its been a mighty break surfing badly at Muriwai Beach as 48 morphed full
on into ‘kiwi bach’ and holiday mode.
Long lazy Summer days and evenings on ‘Muriwai time’ with a
tropical storm,six months rainfall,dog/cat sitting and some emergency call outs
(pic)…and what about the cricket!!!
Our Mega Mitre 10 $150 buck pool worked overtime to keep us
all cool as I experimented with a cocktail of chemicals to keep the water clear
and bug free.Endless fun swimming from dawn to dusk proving yet again the
simple inexpensive stuff is what childhood and family memories are made of (see
pic).We joined the ‘bunch of balloon’ frenzy bombarding each other and anything
that didn’t move quickly with water missiles.Not surprisingly the inventors of
this kiwi pastime now own and live in the ex Chrisco/Kim Dot Com mansion!
Fletcher
reckons his new ‘stand up’ surfboard is the bomb and cant see what the
fuss about learning to surf is all about….(see pics…job done!).He also loved
the dog sitting and has put his order in for some pups from ‘Weasels’ 2018 litter (Joy)….(pic)
Something
funny about holidays is relearning the value of time…..time for
partners, time for family, time for reading, time for visiting, time for
maintenance,time for thinking , time for exercise,time for self, time for FUN
and most importantly time to figure out how to make more time for all that
stuff in a normal day,week,month…the key to a better life!!!
Needless to say we have decided to be ‘better’ at making time
for all of the above in 2018!
Watch this space…..in the meantime, take care and have a
great week…Cheers Jonesey.
Kate
Henderson reckons more time for her needs to be added above quick smart!
“Theres a
way to do it better-find it.” Thomas Edison
Holidays are a great time to reflect, review and
renovate ideas and thoughts.
It is a time to take time to look at things from
different angles(or left field as they say).
I have often come up with some innovative solutions to
problems that have plaqued me.
This holiday period has been no different with a ‘work
on’ list business and personal.
Some ponderings have been submitted/hacked around and
even accepted already!!
The key for me is keeping them separated into business
and personal and linking them.
Linking ideas and improvements to goals and objectives
is important as they provide a vehicle or means of working towards and
achieving a successful outcome.
I was closely involved in calculating and setting new
revenue budgets prior to the break.
Without consciously thinking about it I was able to
come up with several ideas that will assist greatly with achieving the level of
business required to produce these numbers!
This didn’t happen burning midnight or holiday oil sweating
over numbers,it happened totally relaxed down the beach, having a nap, at the
movies and around the pool.
We are at our most creative and innovative when we are
rested and relaxed.
This fact also provided the catalyst for working
towards another objective to be better at devoting time to a whole host of more
important things than work(incl rest and relaxation).
So instead of a lengthy list of New Year resolutions I
ended up with some cool ideas that link perfectly to my one aim for 2018……to be
better and the best I can be at everything I do!
I don’t know about you but at my tender age it needs to
be as simple as it can be.
This is my simple philosophy and I cant wait to get
cracking and to keep you updated!!
Roll on 2018…..see you out there !!!
“Better
never stops.” Graham
Henry
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