The end of summer is always bittersweet for me. I hate to see the long, warm days end. I hate to see the more relaxed pace of life end. And I have mixed feelings as I drop my daughter off for another year away at college.
But I also welcome the beginning of fall. Every change of seasons prompts me to think about making a “fresh start” in one way or another. But fall brings to mind the newness of a school year: starting fresh with an empty notebook, sharpened pencils and new school clothes to replace those outgrown. New teachers, new subjects, and, often, new classmates and friends.
Most of our adult jobs, whether they be at home or outside the home, volunteer or paid, don’t have that kind of “new beginning” built in. We move from one project to the next, without a clear delineation between one project and the next, one year and the next. It can start to feel like the “same old, same old.”
What if you could make a fresh start this fall? Is there something – some behavior, some attitude, some way of being – that you have outgrown? Is there a subject you’d like to learn or master? Would you like to make new friends, find a new teacher, or try out a new sport or hobby? If you could start with a clean notebook page for your daily life, what would you fill it with?
Start thinking about it – and watch for details about a new program I’ll be launching to support your fresh start.
