The first couple of weeks in January are always a bit sad for me. The festive lights and decorations that seem to be everywhere through the holidays start to come down. Well, most of them. Some houses suffer from Chronic Holiday Decoration Procrastination. The strings of lights and the lawn inflatables that light up the street and inspired so much joy in December seem to be oddly out of place as the weeks go by in the New Year. Read more
Shortly after winning the College Football National Championship, Alabama Football Head Coach, Nick Saban, reflected on the season that had just concluded. And his reflection brought him back to the end of the previous year’s Championship game. A contest in which Nick Saban and Alabama lost to Clemson on the final play of the game. Standing there on the podium in front of reporters Saban was asked how last year’s championship loss impacted his approach to this year.
“I don’t want to waste a failure,” Saban said.
This time of year always feels like the unofficial kickoff of the “New Year.” The lazy days of summer give way to the structured cadence of the autumn schedule. Vacations end and school begins. Families get busy and the calendar fills up. As you embark on all the tasks you have this upcoming fall and you take stock of what you will need to achieve your goals, be sure not to overlook one critical characteristic: Grit.
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