Letter from the President

By STEPHANIE GRAVES, CAPS, CAM, IROP, 2023 HAA President

‘TIS THE SEASON! JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THIS YEAR WAS GOING BY SLOW, WE LOOK UP AND IT’S NOVEMBER! WE ARE ENTERING A VERY BUSY SEASON OF LIFE AND IT IS SO EASY TO GET TANGLED UP IN THE HOLIDAY STORM. BUT BEFORE WE STUFF THE TURKEY AND DECK THE HALLS, WE NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND PLAN TO END THIS YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE.

In this industry you are guaranteed to come face to face with some bad elves, and sometimes those kinds of people can blind you from seeing all the good elves you meet! Isn’t it crazy how one bad comment can turn your day into a bad one? You can have 100 people tell you something great and you could be getting 100 five-star reviews, but the one bad one sets you off.

It is a challenge to focus on all of your achievements when the negativity and envy are so loud and somehow seem stronger than any positives coming your way! But life is about making choices, and it is our choice to be positive. We can CHOOSE to be affected by the good comments and strive to achieve more! Or we can CHOOSE to let that one negative customer or resident take over our day. I want to challenge you this month, through all the chaos, to wake up and CHOOSE to spend your 24 hours wisely!

Speaking of achieving, coming up this month is the Industry Achievement and Annual Business meeting Luncheon. This year HAA has chosen to induct long time member Vic Vasek Jr. into HAA’s Hall of Fame. Now this is a choice that was done wisely! Vic has poured his heart and time into this industry, and it is time we pour our heart into him. Come out and show your love for Vic on November 9.

I wanted to take my own advice and end on a positive note. Thank you to everyone who came out for this year’s 2023 Maintenance Appreciation Night and showed their love for their onsite heroes. It was a jam-packed night that ended with a Dynamo win! Wahoo!