Sometimes I watch as the colors change and the leaves start to fall, it serves as a reminder that now is the time to start putting into play the changes I need to make for 2017. Goal setting is a huge part of the Hunt, determining targets and finding the paths that will take you there. All of that takes time and preparation. We are often pressured to make resolutions at the holidays, a time of year when we are entrenched in family and tradition and change feels harder than it is.
Fall has always been the start of something new. A new school year, a temperature change here in the Midwest, we start breaking out the flannels and fleeces, even the way we dress and act suddenly takes more focus as we adjust. It is the perfect time to think about change! Take a walk and feel those leaves crunching underfoot as you create a vision for hitting your upcoming targets. There is no need to race the clock in late December, you can take all the time you need RIGHT NOW.
Those of us of Jewish faith recently celebrated our new year, Rosh Hashanah, followed closely by Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and a day of self-reflection. This is when I start planning my New Year. Rosh Hashanah kicks off my thinking and Yom Kippur allows for reflection on the past year and the pivots I can make to be better and keep hitting my targets.
There is no reason that you can’t pick a day in October to be the start of your “New Year” thinking. Set goals now so that when all the leaves have hit the ground you have the clarity to see through those bare branches and envision the future you want for yourself, your business, your family. I challenge you to come to a resolution on the things that are most important for you in the coming months and create a strategy now to implement in the new year. Go hit your targets!
