Every summer we attend a national real estate seminar.  We return from it brimming with ideas to improve what we do and filled with increased energy and enthusiasm.  As soon as possible after we return we have our team retreat, where our goals, both business and personal, are set and the programs are established to get us to those goals during the following year.

Recently the following article came across my computer.  Knowing how well early planning works for us, I thought I would pass the following along to you:Â
You may have noticed that toward the end of summer your energy level begins to sag. Your tendency to accomplish less may be obvious or even quite subtle.  Nevertheless, when that first fresh breath of autumn passes through, you suddenly feel rejuvenated.  Your energy returns, your objectives come back into focus, and you’re back on track.

What a great time of year to formulate some positive autumn resolutions - to literally “turn over a new leaf.”  In a 1949 issue of “Good Housekeeping”, an author notes that we make negative resolutions in January, i.e. “lose” weight, “quit” smoking, etc. - and we do it at a time when we are “worn out in spirit, body, and pocketbook, and have no real urge to do anything but rest.”

So - why not use November’s entrance into the new season as your excuse to formulate some new goals?  Instead of concentrating on the negatives (as in January), take some time alone to work on the positives you want to invite into your life.  It can include everything from simple joys of time with family and loved ones to a complex plan to pump up the production level of your business.

Best of all, you won’t be worn out by the holidays and depressed by the weather.  There’s no need to share your revitalized outlook with anyone.  Work quietly, think outside the box, and plant some new seeds for future growth.  Happy “New Year”!