Take Time to Focus on Yourself

This season reminds us to pay attention to ourselves and our families! For the next 2–3 months, use this time of slowed turf growth to get some well-deserved rest. We all run full speed on projects and maintenance at our respective properties from early spring to late fall. Now’s the time to recover and get healthy.

Take a minute to delegate some tasks to your staff so you can enjoy the product that they have helped you accomplish. Most staff members will appreciate these challenges to stretch and strengthen their capabilities. Allow them to complete tasks this fall and winter with only inspection and feedback from you. This will build a stronger team and maybe, just maybe, your growing season next year will be a bit easier because of the off-season efforts.

I would like to thank Keair Edwards for his efforts while serving as the president of the MTA. COVID made his time of service challenging. It was a season of limited meetings and lots of virtual management of the association. Well done, my friend!

With that being said, it has been a while since some of us could attend events such as the Yard Dawg Classic and the research Field Day. We want to welcome you back during 2022. I was able to attend and thoroughly enjoyed the education and collaboration with my peers. I’m looking forward to the education and networking opportunities in 2022. Keep an eye on the events calendar. We’ve got a lot to offer you and your staff.

Returning to the theme of focusing on yourself: I challenge you professionally to attend as many of the MTA events as possible next year and use them as a way to stretch your capabilities and grow in new ways.

Enjoy this fall and holiday season

See you all soon at the MTA events.

2022 MTA President