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298 | 365 The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago

18 July 2010 /

Best time to plant a tree was 20 years agoAn old chinese proverb says “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now”. Case in point, the tree that Kyla is climbing is 11 years old and would be unclimbable if it was two. But I think that this proverb has implications to more than just trees. The best time to do a lot of things was in the past … the next best time is now.

The best time to get healthy was in the past … the next best time is now.

The best time to reconcile with someone was in the past … the next best time is now.

The best time to input into your kids lives was in the past … the next best time is now.

You get the idea.

297 | 365 Buying Clothes

17 July 2010 /

Day297.jpgMy wardrobe. There are clothes that hang around within its depths that that may well predate Noah, but certainly are old enough to have lost whatever distant connection to fashion they may have had.
 
I am about to be burdened again with the chore of buying new clothes (it’s a male thing).
 
Burdened by the looking.
 
Burdened by the choices.
 
Burdened by the cost.
 
Burdened by the realisation that I will spend more on clothes, than a person in the developing world may well earn in a year.
 
But once those burdens have past. As they quickly will. I will enjoy wearing new clothes, despite the fact that in years to come they will again be worthless.

295 |365 Productive Travel

15 July 2010 /

Hamilton Road SignSince implementing GTD last year, I have learnt to make my travel more effective and productive. The key to effective travel is actually spending time planning and prepping days or sometimes weeks out.
 
Some things I do to improve my travel time are

  • Have reading with me, if I get downtime, it’s a great fall back and I catch up while flying.
  • Have pod casts downloaded for travel in the car.
  • Book solid days of meetings in advance.
  • Prepare agendas and key outcomes of meetings while travelling.

And then sometimes, travel time just needs to be used to process and make decisions.
 
The result of effective planning was two very productive days of travel into four of our branches.

Took this photo on the way home to Hamilton.

294 |365 Stop the car

14 July 2010 /

Day294.jpgI love how my team put up with my somewhat eccentric 365 photo project habits. Driving into Wellington after a fleeting trip to Christchurch and Wendy graciously stops the car so that I can get my photo of the day.
 
I couldn’t miss it. I mean how often do you get to Wellington with no wind, a beautiful day and all in the middle of winter.
 
It’s worth capturing, if not just to prove to future generations that it actually is possible.

286 |365 An hour out

6 July 2010 /

Day286.jpg This will sound weird to some people but last week I planned to take an hour out. A full hour with no note book or cellphone or laptop, so while I was in Tauranga headed to Leisure Island (which because of the high tide was actually an island).
 
Took time to watch and breath and think. Was amazed by the rip the surfers were catching out to the wave break that moved fasted than I walked. Then further amazed by the guy, pictured here, who climbed out on the rocks with his board, waited for a big wave and jumped in.
 
An hour out, no people, no connection, just me and my thoughts. If you’re super busy, give it a try.

282 | 365 Meals

2 July 2010 /

Day282.jpgI think having meals together in each other’s homes is dramatically undervalued. Over the years I have come to love having people at our place for meals. Don’t get me wrong, I love going out for dinner, but at home we, our guests included, tend to relax more, talk more openly, and be more authentic.
 
Had Francis and Delwyn for dinner. They are an awesome couple we are blessed to call friends.

278 |365 Energy

28 June 2010 /

Huntly Power StationEnergy amazes me.

Take coal or gas and set fire to it (energy), convert that energy to electricity (energy), turn on a switch at home and the heater comes on (energy).

In the industrialised world, using unsustainable fuels were the norm. Then they built huge power stations like this one at Huntly. After all you need energy to make energy.

Nowadays we have more and more clean options like wind or geothermal, which is even more amazing.

On cold winters days like today’s. I am really thankful for modern energy.

277 | 365 Family Night

27 June 2010 /

Day277.jpgWe have family night (meeting) on Sunday nights.

As you can see from the photo the kids are 100% engaged the whole time and really enjoy the interaction and discussion that we have.

275 |365 – Confidence

25 June 2010 /

Day275.jpgTook J to his first school disco. He was eally shy and he reminded me of me. It was really interesting to watch him slowly build in confidence over the course of the night.

I was thinking about how confidence often comes from experience. The more you do something, the more you push into areas that are hard, the better you get at things.

I would describe myself as a very shy person, socially at least. Over the years I have pushed myself to meet new people, to ask questions and as time has gone on I built in confidence.

Realised that I will need to teach J some of these skills as it took me way to long to discover them.

273 |365 Banana’s

23 June 2010 /

Day273.jpgSometimes we completely forget that we import simple things like banana’s. We purchase them with very little thought to the origin or the people who produce them.

We say we care about things like poverty or the environment, but its mainly lip service. Actually purchasing only products that make a difference for the causes we believe in. Well that’s another story.

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