Can you feel the excitement?
Football, baseball playoff time, pulling on the cute type of winter boots (though they are not all cute…), sweater weather, crunching leaves, smoke-filled air from fire pits and fireplaces, and of course, comfort food with family and friends!
October is amazing.
So here’s the deal friends: We have approximately 90 days until 2015 wraps up! We have a full quarter – a full 25% – of our time left this year to make a difference. Businesses nationwide are driving hard toward having a successful year. Football teams are no doubt in huddles trying to figure out just how to win the game! Students are looking at those mid-term grades and making the adjustments needed to move into victory.
As you think about a life of excellence today, what do you need to do to achieve what success looks like to you over the next 90 days?
I leave you with my list of 13. Why 13? Because that’s my lucky number, of course!
- I really need and want to make healthy fall meals! Think soup, warm bread (sorry to my trainer, but I promise I’ll put in the work to cover it) and a yummy apple crisp.
- Plan ahead to ensure I have time to spend with the people I hold the dearest over the next three months, not letting the rush of the holidays be a barrier!
- When I am with those people, cherish every moment.
- Complete my annual “read through the bible” effort. I have done every year this for four years now, and it makes a huge difference in my life.
- Go see my grandma in Tennessee!
- Take in a few Chiefs games, and even take the time to put together an actual tailgate.
- Generate some ideas for my annual Christmas theme and act on making it magical for the family.
- Get to the Cider Mill, pumpkin patch and to my friend’s winery next door, which is so much fun!
- Review my ‘life plan’ and make sure I’m on top of my goals! “Achieve great success at work this quarter” is a big one.
- Make progress on my book, To Serve Well. I’m about halfway done right now.
- READ! I read 3-4 books per month, which is a terrific habit.
- Watch my Royals win the World Series… nothing wrong with having bold faith!
- And most importantly, love and cheer on my boys like it’s nobody’s business.
I’d love to hear a couple of yours – I am cheering you on.