Just watched NZ's Got Talent and our local lad Cruize made us all proud by being placed 6th in the final. Cannot wait to hear him sing at our first night of the Twelve Nights Of Christmas, Friday at the Town Square. I hope I have covered off all that could go wrong, apart from the weather that I have no control of, and the forecast is for showers. Murphys law. I have put out some media releases and the one they used and have repeated is the one that I made a terrible cheesy comment in. I cringe every time I read it. I am following my own advice - surround yourself by the best people, my staff are wonderful and rise to every occasion I put before them. When every other local organisation is winding down for Christmas we are winding up. Then we just get over Xmas and it is the January school holiday programme.
I went to a workshop last week on mentoring. It was different to what I anticipated, the secret is you sit and do not react to every participants version of what they would do in the situation you have described. The participants or peer mentors cannot ask questions, must take turns to talk and not interrupt another speaker, in one of the mentoring codes of practise, you share negative comments and then follow it with positive comments. When you sit and listen to criticism you feel angry but after listening to positive feedback the anger dissolves and the outcome is you take a balanced approach to their comments.
I have kept myself busy this weekend planting some more veg seedlings and making xmas treats. Two xmas cakes, one for the family and the other to share at a shared dinner for the resource centre, and chocolate truffles with marshmallow centres.
Oh and popped in a xmas parade on saturday, the float was for JNS and was one of 30. I was pleasantly surprised how many businesses and groups entered and a crowd turned out to watch with hands out for lollies.
But despite being busy I have this empty feeling in my gut. Something is missing and I haven't yet found it.
I went to a workshop last week on mentoring. It was different to what I anticipated, the secret is you sit and do not react to every participants version of what they would do in the situation you have described. The participants or peer mentors cannot ask questions, must take turns to talk and not interrupt another speaker, in one of the mentoring codes of practise, you share negative comments and then follow it with positive comments. When you sit and listen to criticism you feel angry but after listening to positive feedback the anger dissolves and the outcome is you take a balanced approach to their comments.
I have kept myself busy this weekend planting some more veg seedlings and making xmas treats. Two xmas cakes, one for the family and the other to share at a shared dinner for the resource centre, and chocolate truffles with marshmallow centres.
Oh and popped in a xmas parade on saturday, the float was for JNS and was one of 30. I was pleasantly surprised how many businesses and groups entered and a crowd turned out to watch with hands out for lollies.
But despite being busy I have this empty feeling in my gut. Something is missing and I haven't yet found it.
