Wheels In Motion Newsletter

Welcome to the 150th Edition

So that is 150 months of newsletters, or 12 and a half years. Not a bad effort if I do say so myself. Some months I have had to really push myself to write a newsletter and other months I have had to pull myself up because there is just so much I want to talk about.

For those of you who read the newsletter on a regular basis I thank you, the occasional comment or feedback about something myself or one of the team has shared is greatly appreciated.

I will keep sharing stories and thoughts with you for as long as I feel it is working. All it takes is for someone to say to me “I really liked what you wrote in the newsletter last month”, to justify that it’s worth the effort that we all put in.

So here we go with the July edition. Please feel free to comment on our stories, articles and general thoughts.

Stay Safe
Woody.

P.S. Check out the 1st Edition from January 2009 below.
Available only as a pdf back then...we have come a long way since then.

CNB Safe New Look

Fashion has never been my strong point. I’d happily wear a pair of jeans and a Hi- Vis shirt every day for the rest of my life. So when Vanessa suggested that we freshen up the look of our ‘branding’ I said “Why?”

Anyway she went ahead and did a heap of work and came up with a whole new look for just about everything we do; logo’s, business cards, the website, the newsletter all got a touch up and now look spiffy!

As for me, I’m sitting here in jeans and a Hi-Vis shirt, so no amount of re-branding will change Woody.

Jump on the web site and let me know what you think of the Spiffy new look.

www.cnbsafe.com.au

The 3-stage Transition of an Audience

by Michael Weston

Sharing my lived experience story with people in business and the wider community to make a difference within the Mental Health & Wellbeing space is very rewarding.

People ask me quite regularly what my “job” is like and I usually reply to them that I don’t consider public speaking a “job”, for me it is much more than that.

It is my passion and is something I absolutely love.

The other thing people ask me in relation to public speaking is apart from sharing a powerful message and making a difference, what are the other rewarding aspects of what I do.

Well, the “transition” of what I call the 1% ‘errs in the audience can give me a real buzz. By transition, I mean when a rare audience member stands out like a sore thumb amongst the rest. The person that is “attending” but “not present”. The whole body language shows that they don’t want to be there, they have better things to do and the quicker this session is over the better.

You know I get!

I’ve worked for businesses in my time where they get someone to speak about a subject that isn’t relevant to me...

Continue reading Michael's article online

IF ONLY, IF ONLY, IF ONLY...

by Alan Newey

Who knew what was in store for this young happy chap.
Growing up, life was simple and happy.
Primary school was fun with sport.
High school I did not enjoy so much, life was getting more serious.
Leaving school at 16, I was happy again finding work and enjoying life.
Later in life I met my better half and got married at age 30.
Age 35 with everything to plan and look forward to,
I then had a workplace accident.
Life changes in a second and all your plans go out the door.
You have regret even though the accident is not your fault.
Guilt for what your family goes through.

If only the company where I worked had a safety culture.
If only I had a better safety outlook.

IF ONLY, IF ONLY, IF ONLY...

Two big words that change people's life, but never for the better.
Life for the happy chap in the picture and his family would have been so different.
Regret came back as I wrote this, it is something that really never leaves you.

Photo: Alan Newey July 1964