lack·lus·ter

lack·lus·ter/ˈlakˌləstər/

Adjective:

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired. (of the hair or the eyes) Not shining; dull.

This pretty much defined me for most of the day.  'But Abby its 1/1/11.  Its a new month.  A fresh start'.  Usually all of those things would excite and inspire me.  But such is not the case anymore.  Now that I have a job that relys on monthly performance and revenue; the fresh start is daunting.  We had a great month in October, and we achieved our goal and then some.  (105% to be official).  However, the day after month close out...kind of sucks.  Because you have to start from ground zero.  And depending on your new goal and the circumstances, you could be in for a tough battle. 

Our revenue goal is higher than it was last month, but there are less (business) days in November.  So we have to perform the same amount (our 105%) in less amount of time, to even reach 100% for November.  And November to me seems like a pretty bland month.  October is so colorful, and exciting with Halloween.  December is winter and Christmassy.  November is brown, and dull, and full of tryptophan.  Zzzzzzzzzz. 

So.  Lackluster was pretty much my demeanor for majority of the day.  BUT, I finally snapped out of it when I got to do my hands on work with my clients.  I can always rely on this time for me to think creatively, and brew up new inspiration for the days/weeks to come.  On top of that I'm holding my first employee meeting tomorrow evening.  I decided to hold off until my 2nd month into my leadership position to hold a team member meeting, because quite frankly I've been too busy running around learning with my head cut off to be able to hold a worth while meeting with my team members.  So I'm excited to celebrate October sucesses, establish November expectations, break bread (I'm making some chicken veggie soup), and as a cherry on top...the WNBA Championship trophy, owned by the Lynx this year, will be in our club at our meeting time.  Will be cool to see a Championship trophy up close in person, not just myself, but with my team.   Hopefully we will come away with some inspiration and some good LUSTER for our month of November. 

Mia Hamm has been quoted to say, "It is more difficult to stay on top, than it is go get there."  I couldn't agree more, and this is exactly why I felt pretty lackluster earlier today, but I believe in my abilities as a leader, and in my teams abilities to work hard and come through with yet another victory.

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!  Happy November...here goes nothin. :)