Another end of the quarter

It’s yet another end of the quarter. For better or worse, every quarter is the same with lots of deadlines going to the last minute. It’s the nature of the business as startups have lots of changes at the end of each quarter and people are busy in the last month of the quarter.

For me, I have most of the day booked to focus on closing things out. Then I’m hoping to wrap some things up in the morning tomorrow. My hope is that I’ll be able to take pretty much the rest of the week off to relax.

I’m always spent by the end of the quarter. This quarter was especially difficult with all the travel and I could use a few days of rest and some good quality time off. Luckily, I have a trip to Mexico with the family in a week and half that I’m really looking forward to. It’ll be our first extended vacation this whole year.

Before I know it, it’ll be the holidays and the end of Q4 which comes with it’s own set of challenges. My focus this month is making sure I get some good rest and get back to a good mindset. I can feel the burnout creeping up and that time off is going to be critical to make sure I’m on top of my game to close out the year strong.