Musings
A 2022 Wrap Up… Thank You & Season’s Greetings!
First of all – and most importantly, Seasons greetings to you all. Have a safe and happy holiday period wherever it may lead you. Personally, and on behalf of my team, I would like to thank you for keeping an eye on what we are up to. It has been a year of many firsts… Read more »
Surfing and singing, pitching and selling. Success is yours to win or lose.
Surfing and Singing On Monday evening I was sitting in a packed community hall at Whangateau, a 100 year old community hall you have probably never heard of. It’s across the harbour from the beach suburb of Omaha and you drive past it on the way to the famous Leigh Saw Mill and Goat Island Bay… Read more »
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem
This is a post about making the world a slightly better place. There is no doubt about it, the current economic conditions are challenging for many people. As of this week, we are being told not to spend too much money, refrain from giving staff pay rises and having a spendthrift Christmas. All amidst a… Read more »
Lessons From…. Everyone Else – Movember Edition
With Movember on my mind and the beginnings of a Mo on my face (some members of my team, and members of my household for that matter, will not be happy with this), I thought it might be a great opportunity to share about health. Both the mental and physical aspects of health struggles seem… Read more »
Lessons from… the Stars
I first saw The Lion King back in the 90’s and I have loved this conversation ever since – the ‘clever’ meercat Timon and the ‘stupid’ warthog Pumbaa beautifully juxtaposed. Pumbaa: Timon, ever wonder what those sparkly dots are up there? Timon: Pumbaa, I don’t wonder; I know. Pumbaa: Oh. What are they? Timon: They’re… Read more »
Lessons from… a reminder on LinkedIn?
LinkedIn kindly told me earlier this month that I had been the director at Independent Agent for 2 years. Well, it has been a little bit longer than that, however the notification gave me a moment to reflect. It has been 2 years since our first salesperson started. When I saw this anniversary, I asked… Read more »
Lessons from “Trim your Hedge”
I seem to be daily challenged in both understanding what others are saying, and in being understood by others. This applies not only at work but at home too. My neighbour, Mrs. P, doesn’t say too much. I think in the 7 years that I have lived at my current address we have only spoken… Read more »
Lessons from… Small Batch Beer
I promised to lighten up – so here begins a three-piece series (or more if I like how this goes) of lessons from something in the day to day world. I remember at the beginning of my drinking days the small selection of beer options for the younger drinker. There was a very small selection of… Read more »
Changing Focus and Changing Mindset. Getting out of a listing Desert.
I was intending to find a lighter side for this week’s post, however I kind of botched my message a little bit at our sales meeting this week and I have decided to do what I should have done BEFORE the sales meeting and jot some ideas down. Here goes! I was chatting to a… Read more »
Positivity & Honesty, We are only Human
Not Throwing in the Towel Two weeks ago, at around this time my last email had just gone out and very kindly, I received several positive comments from colleagues, friends and family too. And then, into my inbox came this challenging comment, followed by a copy and paste from my email: “That does not sound… Read more »
Breaking records, being true to yourself, we are here to support you
The great thing about starting a business in the midst of a pandemic, which is then promptly followed by a substantial reduction in the sales volume in the very product that you are trying to sell, is that you get to break records all the time while the expectation is that you should be going… Read more »
How we got here, an inside perspective
I am kind of ‘cheating’ this week, as I wrote the message below for a feature in the Rodney Homed publication. The great thing is, this allows you a chance to get to know me a little better. You can look back in time and connect the dots to see how Independent Agent came about… Read more »