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Use Summer to Pull You Through June 15, 2009

Filed under: Motivation — alicebarry @ 5:49 pm
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It’s gorgeous outside right now. And almost no where in the country do we appreciate that more than here in Minnesota.

But when the weather or other forces of nature do make everything easier, there’s an interesting phenomenon that happens to many entrepreneurial spirits: we take a deep breath, we roll up our sleeves and then…we rest.

We take a break — a long three-month break. Then before we know it, in the throws of Fall with Winter nipping at our necks, we panic. We suddenly realize that we had a whole summer of opportunity that slipped by because we rested. We languished in the false relief of sun and fun instead of using all that energy and ease to our advantage.

What if good were great? What if great were outstanding? What if everything you do now to nurture your connections, creativity and commitment were enough to carry you through until next June, even when things don’t feel so easy later in the year?

Now is a great time to connect with other people, enjoy the beauty around us and use it to our creative advantage. So don’t rest. Instead, rest assured that you made the most out of an incredibly opportune time of year.