New Year!

Well it’s the New Year. A time of hope and anticipation. The days are getting longer yahoo. Spring comes early usually around here yahoo again. We can reflect on last year and what we learned and accomplished and review things that didn’t work out as planned. Now this where the opportunity lies. When mistakes, bad decisions or things go wrong the key is to learn from our mistakes. I mean I’m a perfect example as I have repeatedly screwed up things through my lifetime. Now the important part is I try to use them to increase our abilities and knowledge. When we talk about knowledge we’re talking about the best investment one can make. Warren Buffett agrees and says also it’s the best long term investment one can make. So don’t look at a mistake or failure as a loss but as opportunity to learn and improve your knowledge. In this day of the internet it’s easy to find real learning opportunities online. Aggie horticulture, Nursery Magazine, TNLA publications are easy to reach on the web. Also reviewing our Leaf Landscape Supply website which includes cultural information about the plants we sell. Our professional customers are also a viable source of information. When they show interest or buy a plant ask them about their experience with that plant and successes and failures. During this slower time in our business look for opportunities to learn they are abundant.