I’m so glad that many of you were
inspired by my last blog. Your lovely response made me think it might be worth charting my productivity plan journey with you – so here’s how it’s been going and you’re
all welcome along on the ride.
February in the productivity plan
asked me to “Nail What Really Matters” I did that through having some quiet
time and journaling – I decided upon having a family, smiling, giving and
receiving love and being healthy. March
was titled “Do Something!” No ambiguity there then. It’s all very well having
the intention but I should get off my bum and do something about it. We are awash with clichés; ‘less talking more
action’ or ‘actions speak louder than words.’ Being surrounded by people who
talk and don’t act is soul destroying because you cling onto the hope that their
talk brings. Which leads me back to my life lessons of 2015 and onto March –
smiley daffodils and lighter evenings energise us all - so I got “doing!”
Trying a new gym routine and saying
yes to social invitations were a start and they felt like small victories. But
a turning point was at a funeral of an old family friend; she had left us far
too soon from cancer and the church was packed with people that admired and
loved her. As the service progressed it became clear that she led a full and
busy life, always giving out love and energy to benefit others. It was not for
recognition or plaudits but merely to be involved and this felt like a massive
metaphorical whack around the face. I’d been looking inwards to try to work
through things and been in a career that involved me thinking mainly about
myself. I was thinking about me so much
that my head was in danger in of protruding from my a*%e!
So here’s what I did in March –
I started planning a charity event
to fundraise for the hospice where our friend spent her last few days and
Cancer Research UK. Sadly, we have lost so many people to cancer this year –
and it’s only April. So I thought we could have fun and raise as much money as
possible for these causes.
It is a Grease 2 Singalong in the
Guildford Fringe Festival – this festival is organised by a dear friend of mine
who is constantly ‘do-ing’ and achieving and it is full of great events. Grease
2 is, in my opinion, an awesome movie that always brings me joy and there is a
real cult following. I am hoping to entice some of those cult followers along
to Guildford on July 31st with a costume contest, raffle, drinking
and of course singing at the top of our voices. I am in full organisational
mode (I even rang Paramount studios in LA!) and it’s going to be great. I hope
that I can spread some joy and raise some serious cash to help Phyllis TuckwellHospice and Cancer Research UK.
If you fancy joining me, please book a ticket here and get planning your costume! You can also follow the event on
Twitter @Sing_Grease2 all proceeds will go towards the charities.
I hope that you are having a
productive and happy time – please let me know what you’re up to and as we head
into April, with all her showers, let’s see where our action can take us!
