Happy New Year – When Does it End?

As a sales person you almost feel obligated to start each call with a ‘How are you doing?'  or ‘Did you have a good weekend?’ type statement but ‘New Year’ is a real peculiarity.  When do you stop saying ‘Happy New Year?’ and ‘Did you have a good Christmas break?’.  Is it the 4^th January, 7^th, 15^th, 31st?!

I took the decision that the new business year started with a vengeance on Monday 7^th January as most people had returned to business and most people don’t have any annual leave booked now for some months.  Everyone whom I know has kind of ‘blown off the Christmas cobwebs’ and wants to get fully back into 'sales mode' to ensure a great start to 2013.  However, is there a possibility that the ‘How was the festive break?’ opener could return your psyche back to the times of indulgence, mince pies and weird drinks that you’d never entertain at any point other time than the last two weeks of December?
I’m deliberately trying not to reminisce back to those festive times, so I apologise to anyone whom I call that I’m not opening with the ‘How was the festive break?’ statement.  I’m consciously trying to motor into 2013 and steadily going through the gears with the aim to reach full steam on say Thursday 10^th.  So I’m not being rude by not opening with the ‘Happy New Year’ statement, I just feel that it’s time to say adios to 2012 and HEEELLOOOO to 2013! 

So for the last time, Happy New Year!  May I wish everyone a happy, healthy, successful and prosperous 2013.