Go Out There and Sell It

Hmmm... perhaps I'm getting the hang of this. My husband called in from work with a colleague to pick up some equipment (don't ask me, 'heavy and dangerous looking' would be my best description). The chap was standing at the doorway so I went to say hello; he had seen the sign that I am a homeopath and commented that he knew nothing about it. (Good job one of us was thinking about homeopathy.)  So off I went Telling him about Homeopathy for Health in Africa. So we had a little chat; it turns out he has visited Tanzania and this time I was far more enthusiastic about the wonders of homeopathy. (It is wonderful so why on earth haven't I done this before?)

Next I met up with someone running another charity in Africa. I Told her (she got the Full Works, including how remedies are made) and she was very encouraging. In return I was grateful for all the advice and suggestions she made, including being sensitive to the culture of the people around you in Tanzania.

That put me in mind of the time when I worked as a TS Engineer for London Transport, investigating unusual technical problems. Early on I was in a bus garage looking into an engine problem which came down to the fuel pump. It was late in the day and people were getting itchy to go home, so it was one of those moments when you say 'look, you go and I'll get this sorted' and then I changed the fuel pump. Well, it seems this is the stuff that legends are made of (that's stories based on a little bit of truth, with a lot of fairy tale). Within weeks, any garage that this small, female engineer went into, had heard of her and were very welcoming. It was not an amazing thing to do, but was unexpected as TS engineers often avoided the manual stuff, so getting my hands dirty seemed to endear me to them. (Though, to be honest, lack of patience rather than wisdom was at the root of it).

Back in Olney I skipped off down the High Street and bumped into two Mums I know, enthusiastically Telling them and finding that it really does seem to mirror back to you. So this gave me enough momentum to go and Tell two more people. Also left handouts with the online donation link, but you know, I am beginning to feel that this is not the best approach....