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FENCES
Is it not amazing? The meaning of words & the different phrasing? There are fences to keep ‘baddies’ out & then there are fences, recipients of stolen goods, you lout! Sadly the original purpose of a fence Was to delineate territory hence It was more of a...
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (‘SOP’)
1) What is it? It is a ‘policy within a policy’ (e.g. within a travel policy) – the overall policy will address macro issues whereas, where required, you can have a SOP which will address micro issues (2) Why have it? (a)It clearly details the ‘critical path’ of the...
WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE & AGE
We and the books refer to the ‘wise men’ or ‘wise old man’ but I do not believe age & wisdom are synonymous. I have come across young people that are incredibly wise and older people who are incredibly stupid/who have no wisdom, never mind so called common sense....
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
THOUGHT THE MOST IMPORTANT BODY YOU SLEEP WITH IS YOUR OWN – LISTEN TO IT COMMENT IF YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY YOUR BODY WILL SEND YOU SUBTLE MESSAGES WHEN YOU ARE AT THE END OF YOUR TETHER – HEED THEM! YOU CAN & WE ALL DO FROM TIME TO TIME, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH...
FIRE
What is it about a fire? Of the heat, the glow I’ll never tire The darting flames dancing Like a wild horse prancing You look, think, mesmerized Somehow your brain energized Dead thoughts tumbling Big logs crumbling Embers glisten like the lights of a vast city...
QUOTE vs ESTIMATE
Estimate vs Quote: It is better to start your business relationship with a client based on an estimate, followed by a quote – WHY? (1) A quote, once accepted, establishes a binding contract, an estimate not (2) An estimate enables parties to ensure that expectation...
A POSITIVE WAKE UP CALL
IT IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING FULL OF THE JOYS OF SPRING & FULLY MOTIVATED TO TACKLE THE DAY – WE ALL FROM TIME TO TIME HAVE A ‘OH I WISH I COULD LIE IN A BIT LONGER!/’’I REALLY DON’T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP’/’HOW AM I GOING TO FACE THE DAY?’...
WISDOM vs KNOWLEDGE (PART 2)
What is the difference/is there a difference between ‘wisdom’ on the one hand and ‘knowledge’ on the other? I believe there is i.e. knowledge is doing the right thing and wisdom is to know what the right thing is. Conversely knowledge is to be aware that that tomato...
Attrition as problem solver
THOUGHT ‘PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED BY ATTRITION’ COMMENT IT IS AMAZING BUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SIMPLY ‘LEAVE’ SOMETHING/A PROBLEM/AN ISSUE, IT ‘RESOLVES ITSELF’?! I AM NOT SAYING YOU MUST NOT RESPOND TO SOMETHING/AN ENQUIRY/A PROBLEM, BUT WHAT YOU MUST DO IS TO CAREFULLY...