Take a Step Back for a Fresh Perspective

Most of us are still recovering from all the activity of the Holidays, with our personal and business get-togethers, shopping sprees, and delicious but fattening Holiday foods. In our industry, business is generally a little slower this time of year, which gives us the chance to re-charge, re-stock, re-think, and to reinvigorate our staff and crews as we prepare for the excitement and crazy increase of activity just around the corner…when springtime arrives.

Now’s the time to make those changes in your business you couldn’t get to because you were always too busy. It’s the perfect time to sign up for a Zoom seminar that can show you ways to expand your business without expanding your staff, or time to review what worked for you last year, and what did not…and adjust accordingly.

I used some of this time to take in a weekend hunting trip. Getting away from the business for a couple of days is fun…sure…but as every entrepreneur knows you never get completely away from the business. That’s because while getting away, we can look at things from a new perspective which can help solve problems and provide fresh ideas to implement upon our return.

Which brings to mind that old expression, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” If you’re stumped as to how to solve something or what to do next, get away for a little while, move back from the problem or goal, and take another look. Your answer may come then. It works for me.

This time of the year can also provide the chance to get more involved in your CLCA chapter and take advantage of the long list of benefits your membership offers. One of those benefits is the opportunity to enter a few of your best projects into one of the Landscape Beautification Awards programs in your region. And now’s the time to begin preparing them for the competition.

Multi-award winner Richard Cohen will be giving a Zoom seminar on “How to Prepare an Award-Winning Landscape Project,” on Thursday, March 31 at 2 p.m. Click here to register for this FREE event hosted by the San Fernando Valley chapter.

By the way, the Landscape Warehouse new slogan, “Everything you need for your next award-winning landscape” slides in perfectly right about now. I’m just sayin’.

– José Robles, owner, Landscape Warehouse