My Health myself Posts
Well, that didn't work.
The first courses start tomorrow (Feilding, Palmerston North, and Otaki), and I failed dismally at posting every day leading up to them, so please accept my apologies.
Part of what we do on a course is an activity called Action Planning. This is a way to break goals down into doable chunks. Those that wish to, choose something they would like to achieve over the next week (e.g. walking a set number of times, cleaning out a cupboard, practising guitar, that sort of thing), and then feed back to the group the following week. Another leader and myself will be facilitating the course in Feilding and we will be creating Action Plans each week too.
At the risk of getting egg on my face a second time, I thought perhaps I would post my Action Plans each week and feed back in public how I am getting on. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
So I think, for my first Action Plan, I will aim to do 30 minutes of guitar practice three times over the week.
Wish me luck.
Scratch that, wish my family luck!
Gavin
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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59.6% Yes, supporting people is important!
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25.9% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.5% ... It is complicated
A Neighbourly Riddle! Don’t Overthink It… Or Do?😜
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If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
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