This article is all about initiating your fall growth era.
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The beginning of fall means that the year is nearly over. You will be reviewing your whole year in only a few short months.
I consider fall to be the beginning of the fourth quarter of the year.
In any sport, if the score is close, the fourth quarter is where the most action happens. The tide of the game may shift and the stakes are at their highest.
By the time that you get to your fall evaluation, you have probably had some wins and losses throughout the year and you need the fourth quarter to determine the fate of your year, like athletes do with a game.
This is where the fall growth era comes in!
You want to finish your year strong, so this is the reset that can clear your mind and get you focused on the end game.
This time is a great time to be intentional and really assess the work that is required for you to meet the goals you set at the beginning of the year.
You can evaluate your progress and learn what to do differently than you did in the last quarter.
What is a fall growth era?
A fall growth era is a period during the year when you evaluate your progress throughout the year and optimize your life to reach your goals by the end of the year.
The fall season is sort of the last block of time you have during the year to make any major changes.
You have hopefully been reviewing your goals during the year, so fall would be the season to continue with what you started and to prepare for the end of the year.
Your goals may not be the same as they were at the beginning of the year, but this is a chance for people to become clear on what they really want.
The pressure that comes with time winding down is enough to convince people to get to work. If you do better under pressure, you may find that you get the best results from yourself during the fall.
How to Tap Into Your Fall Growth Era
Check Your Habits
Fall is a great time to evaluate your habits and to alter them to match the person you want to be.
Some great questions to ask yourself would be:
- What are my goals for the end of the year?
- Have I made my goals a priority this year?
- What can I change to make me reach my goals faster?
- How have my goals changed from the beginning of the year?
- Have I made progress that I can see?
It is important to evaluate these things during the fall because it makes the evaluation at the end of the year much simpler. You can rate your progress, and address your weak areas before the year ends.
In the summer, you may have been in a whirlwind of activities and traveling and now it’s time to get yourself back in order.
You probably have some things that could have gone better or systems that you let go. Now is a great time to bring them back and get into a routine.
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Revamp Your Playlist
A great addition to the fall growth era is revamping your playlist.
You probably have been listening to the same 50 songs all summer. They may have matched your summer vibe and brought you happiness.
After a while, any playlist can lose its spark and become dull.
There is nothing like driving in a car and running out of skips on Spotify because all the songs are old and tired.
A new playlist can help you feel like a completely different person. If you were due for a refresh in your habits, attitude, or priorities, a simple place to begin that brings a high impact to your life is your playlist.
New music brings new vibes, which can give you the restart that you need. If you are lacking the motivation or the willpower to continue with what you started, music may be the answer.
Slow it Down
A crucial part of triggering your fall growth era is slowing down. You can reinvent yourself by aligning yourself with the seasons.
Autumn is the time of year to appreciate the little things. The scenery is interesting, the weather is dreamy and you can go at your own pace.
Taking the time to read a book or dissociate and stare out of a window will give your mind the chance to rest. With the thousands of thoughts that go through our minds everyday activities don’t stress your mind a necessity.
Being in your fall growth era requires you to make time for yourself to power down and to take the opportunities when they are presented to you.
Get Your Sleep
With shorter days and longer nights, this is the optimum time of year for you to maximize your sleep.
No more excuses, you need to make sleep a priority.
Sleep or the lack of it will absolutely catch up to you.
Some of the health benefits of getting a full night’s sleep include:
- Increase in focus
- Better moods throughout the day
- Maintain a healthy weight
We all know that sleep is important and it is about time that we stop cheating ourselves by not taking the amount of sleep that we get seriously.
If you want to have a successful fall growth era, you will need to adjust your sleep schedule.
Evaluate Your Finances
I encourage people to evaluate their finances much more often than when the season changes, but the mark of a new season is an opportunity for an overhaul.
The end of the year is an eventful time and it can be expensive. Using the fall as a time to prepare for these expenses will help you begin the new year with a prettier bank account.
Setting goals for the end of the year and reviewing your progress can help you finish the year strong with your finances.
Check Where You Spend Your Time
This is a huge component of the fall reset.
Each season, we have to find a new balance in the way that we spend our time. Since the fall season is at the end of the year, your time is much more limited.
Having a limited amount of time will push you to find a way to get stuff done.
If you want to accomplish anything by the end of the year, you will need to prioritize the things that you spend your time on.
Change Your Eating (to what’s in Season)
The food that is in season changes throughout the year. It is also a great way to mark the change throughout the year.
Altering the food that you eat during the year to what is in season will ensure that you can support more local communities and eat the freshest food available.
By resetting the foods that you like to eat, you can make your food more interesting and challenge yourself by using different ingredients.
Fall is also the season where soup is embraced and that is always a good thing, right?
Modifying your diet is a great addition to your fall reset.
Conclusion
These are all things you can do to kick off your fall growth era.
The best time to start was yesterday and the second best time is now! The autumn season is low stakes and low pressure. You can try new things that will give your life the variation that you’ve been craving. Switch up your routine or the foods you eat and you may just begin some different habits.
This is all in an effort to find what works for you. This will take experimentation, but after all, we all are looking to be better than we were yesterday.
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