It’s the end of summer.
It’s the beginning of the school year.
The pool is now closed.
Better store your white clothes until next year.
Whatever you interpret Labor Day as (including, even, as it was originally intended as a day of rest commemorating organized labor), I’m challenging you to consider the following:
1. There are less than four months remaining this year.
2. Odds are, you’ve got considerable work to do.
3. Odds also are, you’ve been slacking off a bit lately.
4. You may be behind your sales quotas, your software development, your marketing benchmarks, or your blog posts (even I’m guilty of that one).
Now is the time to buckle down.
To redouble your efforts.
To regain focus and commitment.
Ask yourself:
What have you overlooked?
What have you pushed aside?
What projects have you not yet started?
What projects have you not yet finished?
Who have you ignored?
How many emails have you not yet responded to?
Which customers should you have already visited?
Which articles should you have written?
What about that book you’re supposed to have read?
What sales calls have you avoided?
Spend your Labor Day relaxing with family and friends.
Eat a hot dog or a hamburger or a brat or all three.
Then come ready to work on Tuesday. We’re all counting on you.