Kaore or kaore ano - No or Not yet?

Add one word and change your perspective.

Next week I fl y out to Perth to speak at the Western Australian Local Government conference. I fly six and half hours to speak for 30 minutes, and I am pretty excited about this engagement. Not because the fl ight is long, and I enjoy long flights. Not because it will be an infl uential engagement where I will speak to over 300 mayors and leaders or because it is highly likely that other engagements in Australia will develop from this one. I am excited about this trip to Perth because it is the fulfi llment of another ‘Kaore ano – Not yet’ answer. So what do I mean by a ‘Kaore ano - not yet’ answer?

For a number of years now I have been meeting people who live in Perth. Many of them have asked if I have ever been to Perth, to which I have replied, “Kaore ano – Not yet!”

The words “Not yet” have been an important part of many of my answers. “Not yet” are my hope words for the future that I try to add to as many answers as possible. Fundamentally we can answer questions with “Kaore – No” or we can add one word, “ano,” and make the answer “Not yet!”

Here are a few “Not yet” answers that I gave for years that have been fulfi lled:

Have you ever driven a stockcar? “Kaore ano - Not yet.” I got to drive a stockcar a few months ago with some help from my friends. Have you ever been to Sydney? “Kaore ano – Not yet.” I presented in Sydney late last year.

Have you ever been to Disneyland? “Kaore ano – Not yet!” This one took a lot longer to fulfi ll, but I travelled to Disneyland a few years ago.

So what are the “Kaore ano - Not yet” answers in your life? What are you still hoping for?

Have you started your master’s or doctrate degree? Have you applied for that dream education role? Ave you reached your target weight or fitness? Have you done your big OE? Have you started that IT training course? Hopefully your answer was “Kaore ano – Not yet!”

Here’s one that I hope will be fulfi lled by the end of this year: Has New Zealand won their second Rugby World Cup? – Not yet!