September Fun Days!

Fall into great fun this month with terrific celebrations, cool ideas and creative reasons to contact your farm area, sphere of influence, friends & family!

September is…

•     Classical Music Month
•     Hispanic Heritage Month
•     Fall Hat Month
•     International Square Dancing Month
•     National Blueberry Popsicle Month
•     National Courtesy Month
•     National Piano Month
•     Chicken Month
•     Baby Safety Month
•     Little League Month
•     Honey Month
•     Self Improvement Month
•     Better Breakfast Month

Suggested postcards for this month:  (Always order holiday cards at least two weeks in advance please for timely delivery!)

Each Day:

1 Emma M. Nutt Day – the first woman telephone operator (one ringy dingy…two ringy dingys)

2 VJ Day – Surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri formally ends WWII

4 Newspaper Carrier Day –   (Do you still love the “crinkle of the newspaper” or do you read everything online now?)

4 Rosh Hashanah – Happy New Year to our Jewish friends!  Wishing you a blessed and happy year ahead!

5 Cheese Pizza Day – Order pizza for four of your favorite clients or send a pizza gift certificate with a note, “Happy Pizza day from your favorite neighborhood specialist!  If you need any piping hot real estate ideas – give me a call!”

5 Labor Day – (USA) Enjoy your day of rest!

6 Read a Book Day – Here are some of our favorite business books of all time!  What’s in Your Library?

8 International Literacy Day – Host a neighborhood book drive in your farm area.  Donate the books to a local library, children’s home or inner city school.  Books open minds – and open minds open doors for a lifetime!

8 Grandparent’s Day – If you’re blessed to still have grandparents – give them a call!  While you’re at it – call at least 6 of the seniors in your sphere that you know are grandparents and wish them a great day!  Maybe even take a little field trip to the local nursing home to brighten their day.

10 Swap Ideas Day – Set up a networking meeting with top producers and local business pros to swap ideas, share referrals and get connected!

12 Chocolate Milk Shake Day – Make it a Milkshake Monday!  If you’re doing any corporate marketing – consider bringing a milk shake surprise to the “gatekeepers” or executive administrators at six of the corporate offices you’re prospecting!

13 Yom Kippur – Many blessings to our Jewish friends during this Holy Day!

13 Fortune Cookie Day – You can have these custom made with your message inside!  http://fancyfortunecookies.com/ What a great treat and way to share your good fortune with you sphere or farm.  Think outside the box!

13 National Peanut Day –   Head to your local Sam’s Club and buy a big box of individual packets of peanuts – attach a note – I’m Nuts About Great Clients Like You!  Call me with all your real estate questions or needs!  Sometimes just doing something funny and different on a random Tuesday can make you memorable for years to come!

13 Positive Thinking Day – Personally – I believe every day should be positive thinking day! Share your favorite positive thought on your social networks today and ask everyone to share theirs right back in honor of this special day!

14 National Cream-Filled Donut Day – Grab a box of your favorite donuts and treat the office staff today with these goodies.  Be sure to bring some home for the family too!

16 POW/MIA Recognition Day – A somber day indeed – one to reflect those who protect and serve and their families.

16 Working Parents Day – Celebrate your successes.  Juggling kids and careers has its challenges!  Get a few parents together for a Friday night cookout or celebration and share fun memories and fresh ideas!

17 National Apple Dumpling Day –Break out your inner chef!  Found a great recipe for apple dumplings: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/old-fashioned-apple-dumplings/detail.aspx — what a terrific treat with fabulous fall apples!

17 Citizenship Day/Constitution Day – Little trivia for you to share with your social networks today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29

18 National Cheeseburger Day – Ok – now we’re speaking my language!  Invite 4-6 clients or friends (or both!) over for a Sunday afternoon cheeseburger cookout.  Try some new recipes– spice it up!  Pepper jack?  Blue Cheese?  What do you like on YOUR burger?

18 National Women’s Friendship Day – Show your circle of friends some love today – contact those closest to you and thank them for always being there.  Then spread the word in your social network!

19 International Talk Like A Pirate Day – arrrggghhhh! Time for a little fun today!  Did you know you can change your Facebook Language to Pirate?  Go to Account Settings – Language – English (Pirate) – You’ll have fun all day!

19 National Butterscotch Pudding Day – Now if that doesn’t make you think of Grandma nothing will!

21 International Peace Day – Share this on your social network.  I love this site for great quotations: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/peace.html

21 Miniature Golf Day – Well nothing like a little round of putt-putt on a Wednesday evening!  Grab the kids and have some fun. All work and no play makes for a dull salesperson!

21 World Gratitude Day – The PERFECT reason to contact at least 20 people in your sphere.  Call up your client base and let them know that you are grateful for them on this very special day, and remind them that you are always only a phone call away!

22 First Day of Autumn – Get the ‘everything you need to know in one spot’ package right here at the Old Farmer’s Almanac!  (Where else?)  http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox

22 Business Women’s Day – How many women business professionals are in your network – celebrate them today with a card or a call and let them know how much you appreciate all they do and all they are.

26 Johnny Appleseed Day – Grab some apples and share with clients and colleagues today.  (Planting seeds doesn’t always involve gardening.  Sometimes it just means connecting with people!  Old Johnny would have liked that!)

28 Ask a Stupid Question Day – Ok this one is a riot.  (Makes you think of at least one person—come on you know it does!)  Put this one on your Facebook or Twitter status and see who can come up with the most stupid question of the day!

28 National Good Neighbor Day – Perfect opportunity to walk your neighborhood farm.  (Bring some apples aka Johnny) – celebrate good neighbors and introduce yourself as the neighborhood specialist!

29 Confucius Day – Here’s a great site for some wise words you can share from Confucius!  http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/confucius.html

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