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Top Dates in October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Take this opportunity to show your support at your communities.

• Turn your pool pink (with PINK lights).

• Offer pink refreshments (lemonade and cupcakes).

• Wear PINK on October 23 along with thousands of others nationwide.

• Share your pictures on social, donate to a local charity, and encourage your resident to do the same.

Celebrate the little things. Send cards to your residents who you know have special events happening in their lives.

Write down three things that you will do differently this week that will lead to less stress. Keep that list handy.

Challenge each team member to leave marketing materials at ONE business while out to lunch.

Take a few minutes today to walk your community. Could you improve your tour route? What could you do differently?

The best way to cheer yourself up, is to cheer someone else up. -Mark Twain

Go to bed just a little bit earlier this week and take a minute to focus on what you are grateful for. Sweet dreams friends!

OCTOBER 2015

Wear Pink to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Host a PINK event today at your community.

Visit 2 of your nearby locators and drop of some sweet treats and updated marketing materials.

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Send cards (pick fun ones!) to your three longest-term residents. Let them know how much they mean to you.

Start the month with a TEAM HUDDLE. What are your goals? What challenges will you face? How will you overcome them?

Put out pink balloons, pink lemonade, pink cupcakes, and pink decor to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.

Dropping rents at the bank? Leave a fall-themed marketing flyer with bank employees.

Make it your goal today as a team to follow-up by phone or email on all of your leads for the last 30-60 days.

Visit 5 medical-type businesses. Feature your stress-free lifestyle and any promotions for the month.

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Dress the part and visit 3 corporations in your neighborhood. Ask to leave your materials with HR or in the break room.

All month long have PINK balloons outside of your community in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

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Grab the phone and call your residents that are up for renewal in the next 30-60 days. Invite them to the office to renew!

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Too busy to leave the office today? Do a little social outreach online. Tag your nearby businesses and help cross-promote.

We’ve revamped our PEP Sprout Gallery. Sprout Members: Order new designs for outreach. Not a member? Sign up.

Very little is needed to live a happy life. So, when things aren’t adding up, start subtracting.

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pick a local charity to support, and host a resident event to raise awareness.

Save yourself a little time each morning this week by planning your work outfits for the week.

Running any personal errands today? Pack your marketing materials and market on the run.

Wrap up the month strong by hosting a “Dialing for Dollars” challenge with your team. Get those last leases today.

Halloween

Think Pink!