The story tells of a young married couple, James, known as Jim, and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them, they have only two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim's gold pocket watch that belonged to his father and his grandfather, and Della's lustrous, long hair that falls almost to her knees.
Read MoreOnce upon a time, there was a 9 year old boy named Alex. Alex lives with his Mum in Bream Bay, Northland where there are lots of kids his age, who enjoy the beautiful parks, beaches and playing with their mates at school.
Alex has a disability. This means he is confined to his wheelchair and finds it difficult to join in with the other children at play and at school. This is a story about the inspiration and courage of two liked minded women striving to bring enjoyment to children's lives through their new local charity : Children with Disability NZ.
Read MoreThe number one cause for employee disengagement is feeling unappreciated. So true! We have probably all been there! A Harvard Business Review survey found that 40% of workers would put more effort in to their work IF their contribution was recognised more often and no matter whatever your business or workplace size, this rings true!
Employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. Consider these factors for yourself and the difference they make to your level of satisfaction. Interesting isn’t it? As these are three things that can be addressed without incurring additional cost.
This will be my second Mother’s Day and to tell the truth, its a day I never thought would be mine to celebrate even once. Of course I recognised and celebrated the day for my own Mum, but being a Mum myself was never in my plan...I guess you can never say never!
Read MoreHands up if you can remember learning to hand write at school? I can, I actually use to really enjoy it, line after line of capital letters, lowercase and then finally stringing some words together. I’m sure this will still be taught in our classrooms of today but let's be honest - we live in a world where it’s easier to text, ignore phone calls and catch up with friends via our social networks. We don’t pick up the phone as often for a good chat, we don’t write letters or have pen pals like we used to which begs the question; how are we really expressing our gratitude these days?e…
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