From the Desk of Managing Editor: 5 February
“Many years ago I crossed the heart of the Sahara Desert, the Tanezrouft, deep in modern-day Algeria. The desert was 500 miles across in a single stretch, without water, food, a blade of grass, or even a fly. It was totally flat, like a broad, yellow, sand parking lot that stretched to the horizon in all directions...
To counter the lack of features in the terrain, the French had marked the tracks with black, fifty-five-gallon oil drums, five kilometers apart, exactly the distance to the horizon, where the earth curved away as you crossed that flat wasteland.
Because of this, wherever we were in the daytime, we could see two oil barrels, the one we had just passed and the one five kilometers ahead. And that was enough.
All we had to do was steer toward the next oil barrel. As a result, we were able to cross the biggest desert in the world by simply taking it ‘one oil barrel at a time.’”
-Brian Tracy from Eat that Frog
Often times in life, when we are faced with a huge challenge, our head goes into a tizzy in trying to figure out how we are going to deal with it. We want to charter the entire course that we are going to take in trying to surmount that challenge. And that makes the whole situation even more daunting. That's exactly what Brian Tracy talks about when he talks about “one oil barrel at a time”.
Just as that helped him across the desert, so too in life’s difficult times, it's often a good idea that we break down the problem staring us in the face and deal with it step at a time or in Tracy’s language “one oil barrel at a time”. In doing so, you will find that neither will you realize how long and difficult the journey was and you will become more confident as you take one step after another.
While I write this, the TPPA is being signed in Auckland and there are reports of two pictures emerging. One that of all the leaders, a picture of optimism and confidence in the agreement and the other is the demonstrations on the street a display of complete non-confidence in the government’s decision. We hope to cover off an analysis on this in our next issue.
In this issue, we also carry Andrew Little, the leaders of the opposition’s, State of the Nation speech where he has made a commitment to free higher education for everyone and this includes the provision of being re-trained. This could be exciting. While there have been some initial reactions, overall I feel it has been well received.
The place to be, over the weekend was Auckland, as it celebrated its Anniversary. The city was alive and buzzing with exciting activities and we bring you a report. New Zealand is also gearing up for another long weekend and this time for Waitangi Day. Whilst it's a day to celebrate a legacy and the heritage, it seems to be clouded by some controversies. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister has just given us a statement that “the Prime Minister’s Office has had no response to its letter sent to trustees at Te Tii Marae. Accordingly, the Prime Minister has decided he will not be attending celebrations in Waitangi this year.” We will bring you an update on how it all unfolds.
I hope this issue adds to your reading pleasure as you spend time with family and friends over the long weekend. Stay Safe.
Until next time.
Giri Gupta
“Many years ago I crossed the heart of the Sahara Desert, the Tanezrouft, deep in modern-day Algeria. The desert was 500 miles across in a single stretch, without water, food, a blade of grass, or even a fly. It was totally flat, like a broad, yellow, sand parking lot that stretched to the horizon...
“Many years ago I crossed the heart of the Sahara Desert, the Tanezrouft, deep in modern-day Algeria. The desert was 500 miles across in a single stretch, without water, food, a blade of grass, or even a fly. It was totally flat, like a broad, yellow, sand parking lot that stretched to the horizon in all directions...
To counter the lack of features in the terrain, the French had marked the tracks with black, fifty-five-gallon oil drums, five kilometers apart, exactly the distance to the horizon, where the earth curved away as you crossed that flat wasteland.
Because of this, wherever we were in the daytime, we could see two oil barrels, the one we had just passed and the one five kilometers ahead. And that was enough.
All we had to do was steer toward the next oil barrel. As a result, we were able to cross the biggest desert in the world by simply taking it ‘one oil barrel at a time.’”
-Brian Tracy from Eat that Frog
Often times in life, when we are faced with a huge challenge, our head goes into a tizzy in trying to figure out how we are going to deal with it. We want to charter the entire course that we are going to take in trying to surmount that challenge. And that makes the whole situation even more daunting. That's exactly what Brian Tracy talks about when he talks about “one oil barrel at a time”.
Just as that helped him across the desert, so too in life’s difficult times, it's often a good idea that we break down the problem staring us in the face and deal with it step at a time or in Tracy’s language “one oil barrel at a time”. In doing so, you will find that neither will you realize how long and difficult the journey was and you will become more confident as you take one step after another.
While I write this, the TPPA is being signed in Auckland and there are reports of two pictures emerging. One that of all the leaders, a picture of optimism and confidence in the agreement and the other is the demonstrations on the street a display of complete non-confidence in the government’s decision. We hope to cover off an analysis on this in our next issue.
In this issue, we also carry Andrew Little, the leaders of the opposition’s, State of the Nation speech where he has made a commitment to free higher education for everyone and this includes the provision of being re-trained. This could be exciting. While there have been some initial reactions, overall I feel it has been well received.
The place to be, over the weekend was Auckland, as it celebrated its Anniversary. The city was alive and buzzing with exciting activities and we bring you a report. New Zealand is also gearing up for another long weekend and this time for Waitangi Day. Whilst it's a day to celebrate a legacy and the heritage, it seems to be clouded by some controversies. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister has just given us a statement that “the Prime Minister’s Office has had no response to its letter sent to trustees at Te Tii Marae. Accordingly, the Prime Minister has decided he will not be attending celebrations in Waitangi this year.” We will bring you an update on how it all unfolds.
I hope this issue adds to your reading pleasure as you spend time with family and friends over the long weekend. Stay Safe.
Until next time.
Giri Gupta
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