Monday, 27 February 2017

You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

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Trying to achieve your goals and get the results you are after can be draining.

So often you feel like you are alone. It feels like it is you chipping away at a mountain of granite, hoping to make a break through any moment.
Hoping it is the next swing that brings the results.

No? Ok, the next swing!

OK, maybe the next swing ...

Never forget, you are not alone. 

Whether you are running your own business, raising a family, working a corporate job or serving as a volunteer, you are not alone.
You are operating in a connected world, so why not use it? 

You know how when other people ask you for help you feel fantastic when you can contribute to them? Why not let others feel that way too.
You just have to do one thing.

Ask for help!

Whatever you may want or need, ask for it. You may feel embarrassed, you may feel shy, you may feel like you "should" be able to do it on your own.
The reality is you don't have to.

So Dear-Reader what do you need to ask for?

P.S. Let me practice what I preach.
I would love it if you could refer me to someone who is organising an event and needs a host, MC or success speaker.
Typically the event will be for 200 people or more. Thanks for your help!


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Warwick Merry - The Get More Guy, is your high energy, results focused, action oriented, no holds barred tour de force Master MC, keynote speaker and Exhibiting Specialist. He ensures your attendees Get More from your event. His MC work is like insurance for your event. It guarantees things will run smoothly and on time. As a speaker, he is like a dose of sparkling mineral water – a bubbling, burst of healthy, sustainable energy for your attendees.  If you need a burst of inspiration, cogitation and celebration at your next event you MUST book The Get More Guy, Warwick Merry.

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Monday, 20 February 2017

Sometimes you have to say "NO"

Sometimes You Have to Say "NO"


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I have deleted the Facebook app off my phone.

It is a huge relief.

Over the past few months I have become more and more disillusioned with Facebook. It sucks up huge chunks of my day and I let it.
I seem to pay more attention to it than I do my gorgeous wife. I will spend large amounts of time looking at it and then feel worse afterwards.

My comparing and competing is at an all time high (that is, I look at what others are doing and think, "why aren't I doing that") and all the political rubbish was syphoning all the hope and positivity out of my life.

Something had to be done so I deleted it off my phone and only access it for limited amounts of time during the day on my computer.

I feel so much better.

My hope has lifted, I am less concerned with other peoples business, my focus has returned to the actions I need to take, I engage more with my wife and my dog and I am continuing to look at what counts.

What you say No to determines your success far more than what you say Yes to.

I am slowly saying No to more social media and it is helping me get a clearer and healthier perspective on my world and the world around me.

Sometimes you have to say "NO".

Dear-Reader, what will you say NO to?


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Warwick Merry - The Get More Guy, is your high energy, results focused, action oriented, no holds barred tour de force Master MC, keynote speaker and Exhibiting Specialist. He ensures your attendees Get More from your event. His MC work is like insurance for your event. It guarantees things will run smoothly and on time. As a speaker, he is like a dose of sparkling mineral water – a bubbling, burst of healthy, sustainable energy for your attendees.  If you need a burst of inspiration, cogitation and celebration at your next event you MUST book The Get More Guy, Warwick Merry.

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Monday, 13 February 2017

Do Short Cuts Save You?

Do Short Cuts Save You?



Over the weekend I was hosting and presenting at a clients promotional roadshow.
On the Sunday the event was at one of the major events centres in Australia.

The centre itself is very impressive. There were friendly staff directing everyone to where they needed to go and happily helping you with whatever you needed.

It was a little different in the event room itself.

Don't get me wrong, the staff were friendly but there was a major issue with the Audio Visual (AV) and the response was "lacking" at best!

Here is a summary of a few things that happened:

  • The lapel mic packs were the short range ones not the long range ones so they lost signal every now and again
  • My mic pack died five minutes into the welcome (Luckily I could turn it into a joke and got them to change it on the fly while I kept speaking)
  • The replacement mic pack popped and crackled every time I got loud and excited (I get loud and excited a lot!)
  • The main speaker's mic pack popped and crackled every time she got loud and excited
  • The remote for the presentation struggled to connect and always seemed to have a time delay in pressing the button and advancing a slide
  • The AV system reset itself and the lights and screen flicked on and off for half a second just before the main speaker came on stage
  • The friendly staff member on the desk was incredibly junior and didn't really know what was going on - they were out of their depth
  • The senior staff member was the duty manager and not an AV person
Do you get the picture?

At the lunch break we completely changed out the AV desk for the more powerful, long range mics and our team came up with a strategy for the presentation remote which seemed to work. It felt like this shiny, pristine venue was trying to take a short cuts and cost cutting by having junior staff and lower end AV equipment.

The outcome is an unhappy client who will be asking for a partial refund and who is also questioning the additional 10 days they have booked at that centre and any other work they may do with them.

Customer service MUST be a long term game.

The short cuts you take can cost you dearly in the end. What about for you Dear-Reader? Do short cuts save you?


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Warwick Merry - The Get More Guy, is your high energy, results focused, action oriented, no holds barred tour de force Master MC, keynote speaker and Exhibiting Specialist. He ensures your attendees Get More from your event. His MC work is like insurance for your event. It guarantees things will run smoothly and on time. As a speaker, he is like a dose of sparkling mineral water – a bubbling, burst of healthy, sustainable energy for your attendees.  If you need a burst of inspiration, cogitation and celebration at your next event you MUST book The Get More Guy, Warwick Merry.

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Monday, 6 February 2017

Do You See the Full Picture?

Do You See the Full Picture?

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A few years ago, we had the gutters replaced on our house. They came, measured the existing gutters, quoted for new ones and then we had the job done.

I have been cursing them ever since.

What they did was look at what we had and then replace it. What they didn't do is look at the full picture.

We have two pieces of spouting coming off the roof and onto another section that is the roof for the double garage and a bedroom. This flows into a gutter which has only one down pipe. Every time we have a strong rainfall (like last night) the gutter overflows on the building side of the gutter.

What this means is that we have had some interior waterfalls - mainly in the garage but once in the spare room.

The gutter people did not look at the big picture. The did not consider what we NEEDED versus what we HAD.

I see this in business all the time. Suppliers not considering what is in the best interest of the customer and focussing only on what they can sell.

As an MC, I see it in conferences way too often. The speaker sticking with their usual program rather than considering who is in the room and what their client actually wanted to achieve. 

What about you Dear-Reader?

Do you consider the needs of those around you? Do you take the time and look at the big picture?



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Warwick Merry - The Get More Guy, is your high energy, results focused, action oriented, no holds barred tour de force Master MC, keynote speaker and Exhibiting Specialist. He ensures your attendees Get More from your event. His MC work is like insurance for your event. It guarantees things will run smoothly and on time. As a speaker, he is like a dose of sparkling mineral water – a bubbling, burst of healthy, sustainable energy for your attendees.  If you need a burst of inspiration, cogitation and celebration at your next event you MUST book The Get More Guy, Warwick Merry.

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