Brown "Reef" Flip Flops

The wonders of Croquet: The weekend just passed, our director took the company to the croquet field to try and understand this mysterious "sport". I applogise if the qoutations around "sport" offends you (for all you fanatic followers of the game), but I'm still trying to get my head around it.

To be honest, we had a ball.

Croquet is quite a fascanating game, especially considering the fact that we were 180 players in total. Each of us getting about 4 games through the course of the day.

Our director, Reg Bramford, is the current Croquet World Campion, so we enjoyed quite a special exibition of skill and tallent. The Braai (steak burgers and boerewors) made the day extra special.



In general it was a good day out for Catherine and I (Greg and Liezel too), a welcome break from the demanding week.

On another note, Catherine got a raise this week, so by next week she will move to the Visa department here at 1st Contact. She is excited about the prospects and new challenges that it will provide.

Thanks for listenning.
Ernst

PS. "Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes."
- Donald Rumsfeld

Black "Goor" shoes

Yes, work is my life at the moment. We're entering exciting times here at 1st Contact. Soon we will rule the Limited Company industry. :-)

Simon (my boss), has given me a nice raise this week. This makes me rather happy. Come to think of it, not many people can say "Simon says..." in the context of work and not intend a pun.

To be honest, this is my first attempt at blogging. (As if you didn't notice that)

I am seriously enjoying my profession, I'd even go as far as saying I'm enjoying my position within this profession. I've been doing some soul searching in terms of what I'd like to achieve in life (I'm talking about work here)..... I suppose it's the whole happiness question and everything.

I've been discussing this eternal question with a couple of close friends of mine (including my dad, a man I genuinely respect). I think there's a couple of things that encourage us to enjoy what we do. I acknowledge that this differs from one person to the next, but I think there is a couple of traits we share (in different quantities, be that as it may).

The feeling of making a difference is one, security, feeling challenged/entertained/amused (I group these together because they all keep us awake) and utilising our talents.

I think the art is to identify how important these aspects are to us, in what way we are unique in these areas and then to find a place for us where we can effectively meet these needs.

I am thoroughly excited about the privilege that we've all received to be able to try and figure this out for ourselves. I think that is probably one of the single most important gifts we have received.

On that note, I'll be signing off.

Shoes safely in the box.
Ernst

PS. Remember to polish