I was fortunate to spend today with a bunch of newsagents at a meeting in Brisbane. They hailed from the suburbs as and way beyond. Some traveled up to five hours. Anyway, you could not have met a more happy, positive and pro-active group. While the floods interrupted their businesses and families five months ago, they are focused on the future. Many had stories of how far they have moved on. They were inspiring.
Reflecting on the day and how so many have got through the tough situations presented by the floods, I am left feeling good about the newsagency channel if this is what we are made of.
Taking each day as a challenge to move forward, for this group and many Queensland newsagents, and what they have achieved in a few months as a result is a lesson for all of us next time we stand still and complain.