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Peanuts
I was reading a book by Max Lucado recently. In an early chapter he recounts the story of George Washington Carver. Born in 1864, this scientist, botanist, professor and inventor went on a quest.
Carver was attempting to regenerate the post Civil-war land which had been decimated by years of cultivating cotton. When an invasion of vicious beetles wiped out the remaining crops, Carver persuaded the farmers to start over with alternatives. Amongst these options was the common peanut which was planted and flourished in the difficult soil. Soon the peanuts were flourishing and the crop yield was fantastic.
Problem solved you may think. But there was only one problem; demand wasn’t high for the peanuts which were now being plucked from the fields faster than females rushing to the January sales!
Carver was not discouraged and set his mind to discovering every possible use of the peanut. He eventually identified more than 300 hundred products that could be extracted from the humble seeds. His contribution over the years was so significant that the United States still marks a day in Carver’s honour!
What’s my point? I think we each have a peanut: a unique character, a passion, gifts, and relationships which we should dedicate ourselves to getting the most out of. How can we maximise what we have been given? How can we create work places and spaces that allow people to find their peanut?
Posted on 18 August 2010 | 12:42 pm — Read this on Blogger
Stephen James Enfield Testimonial
As we have said previously on this blog, we like to hear back from our customers. All feedback is good as it helps Stephen James to improve but when a customer agrees to do a video testimonial it really is quite special.
The video below was filmed at our Enfield branch at the end of a handover:
We would like to thank Chloe again for her kind words.
Posted on 19 July 2010 | 3:47 pm — Read this on Blogger
World Cup Prize Draw
During the World Cup, we here at Stephen James set up special lounges for our customers to enjoy the football whilst visiting us. With 50” Plasma screens, comfy sofas and cool drinks fridges, we did the best we could to make our customers as comfortable as possible. To compliment this we offered the television as a free prize to anyone filling in an entry form.
Today we held the draw and would like to congratulate the following winners:
Blackheath winner
Mr Tom Dowling.
Bromley Winner
Mr E Fenton.
Enfield Winner
Mr A Peters.
Ruxley Winner
Mr A Pinfold.
Posted on 16 July 2010 | 11:56 am — Read this on Blogger
Beyond Ourselves Golf Day 25th June 2010
On Friday 25th June, our charity Beyond Ourselves, held a Golf Day at Bush Hill Park Golf Club. 80 golfers enjoyed a sun filled game of golf. At the 13th hole, refreshments of Pimms, beer and other delights were served. They also had the opportunity to win a pair of golf shoes with a Nearest the Pin competition, sponsored by Reid & Co. A couple of players thought the prize was furthest from the pin unfortunately, but we tried to turn a blind eye!
Following the golf the evening was opened up to friends and family and we had a BBQ for 200 people. It was a beautiful warm summer’s evening and our live band were able to play outside. Jodie Collins, Director of Beyond Ourselves, talked briefly about the charity, following which Ben Collins, our Group Managing Director, put his skills as an auctioneer to the fore, and we were delighted to raise £11,500 in the auction and raffle.
Please see some of the pictures below:
A great day was had by all and we are thankful to everyone who supported the day.
Posted on 7 July 2010 | 3:53 pm — Read this on Blogger
MINI Countryman Preview Evenings
As I'm sure all the MINI fans out there know, the all New MINI Countryman comes out September 18th of this year. Here at Stephen James we are getting very excited about this amazing new model and want our customers to know all about the exclusive preview evenings that we are hosting at each of our dealerships in the next few months.
The MINI Countryman Preview evenings are on the dates listed below:
At our Blackheath branch on the 6th August.
Blackheath RSVP
At our Bromley branch on the 23rd July.
Bromley RSVP
At our Enfield branch on the 11th August.
Enfield RSVP
At our Ruxley branch on the 22nd July.
Ruxley RSVP
Please click through to the relevant RSVP pages to register your wish to attend.
Posted on 6 July 2010 | 4:48 pm — Read this on Blogger