I don't know about you but December is a month filled to the brim with activity for me. Work is rewarding but extremely busy. It's as if I took a long nap between January and November and now all my chickens have come home to roost! There is so much to be closed out and so much to be planned in preparation for the New Year so my team can hit the ground running in 2018. We are constantly thinking of better ways to do business, better ways to serve our clients and better ways of supporting one another in the work that we do. New innovative ideas pour in every single day! Believe me, working in a very smart and creative team is no picnic.

As I close out this year, busy yet extremely grateful, I encourage you to finish strong in 2017! The stronger the finish to 2017, the greater the start to 2018. Who and what would you like to leave behind in 2017? To start strong in 2018, there are some things I can't afford to take with me - habits, proclivities and mindsets. All that concerns yesterday that is not fruitful must be abandoned. Only the things that have the power to grow will be brought into 2018. The New Year is an opportunity to find clarity, to flourish and to focus on those things that will help to make your dreams come true.

To win next year, start now. Develop your strategy, plan, prioritize and execute. Stop promising to do it tomorrow. Today is just as good an opportunity to begin. Finish strong.