Ever fixed something just by switching it off and turning it back on?

Phone, Wi-Fi, laptop. Works “almost” every time.

Funny how we never try it on ourselves.

I was reading this week about the Formula 1 races in Qatar where the tires couldn’t safely handle the track. So officials made a rule: no set of tires could run more than 18 laps.

Didn’t matter how fast you were. Didn’t matter how good you felt. Lap 18, you’re coming in for those new tires. For safety.

Put another way, did you know that Gary Keller provides the KWRI team with his availability every November? He shares his pre-planned vacation days 12 months out. When asked, “Gary, where are you going?” He answers, “I don’t know yet, but I know I’m going to need it.”

This week I ask this simple question,

How much vacation do you have planned for next year?

A week? Two? None yet?

I sat with that one longer than I’d like to admit. Lol.

Because I’ll plan my business goals down to the number. Calls, appointments, closings. But my rest? I usually wait until I’m running on bald tires to think about it.

Rest isn’t a break from the race. It’s part of the race plan.

We’re in the planning season for 2027, and I thought it would be worth mentioning that you get to decide where your pit stops go.

Not “when things slow down.” They don’t.

Not “after this deal closes.” There’s always another one.

The agents who last aren’t the ones who never stop. They’re the ones who know when to come in.

It’s 11/11, dream big for those 2027 vacations. I will be ;)

In peace,
Shonn