2009 Put Me In A Choke Hold-->

Thank God for 2010 because as the title says 2009 was kickin my ass. Okay, it wasn’t a bad year by the normal measure. I met a lot of cool people and made a lot of solid networking connections. That being said, there were a lot of things about 2009 that changed for me and put me in extremely awkward positions with people I cared about. A few of the things that looked bad in my personal life such as my breakup were not really all that bad. It just made the year turbulant.

I learned a lot about what I will never do in business ever again but I also learned a lot about what I did right. I also saw some incredible moves that I learned a lot from out of people I associated with in business and my personal life. I definately found out who my real friends were and who really had my back in a time of need.

Looking at my goal list for 2010 I must note that it’s incredibly ambitious but I’ve already knocked a few things off the list. I wrote my goal list around Thanksgiving. There’s a lot of promise with this new year and a lot to be said for a year that nearly knocked me on my ass but gave me a soft place to land. I really learned how able I am to move with change and adapt to situations that others mull over for months.

I learned how much I love my son and all of the things I want for him in life. I learned and am still learning what it’s going to take to get him there. I learned to have some patience and think before I act. I have always been a bit of a doer and not so much a thinker in the past. It’s benefited me in the past and cost me as well. I learned it doesn’t hurt to take a few seconds to reflect before you act on something.

I learned that there are many people that value my perspective and hold me in high regard even though they see my flaws. I learned to see myself better through the eyes of others and to not be so afraid to be a little vunerable. I learned that I’m an extremely talented and gifted person who owes the world all that I can afford to give and thensome for giving me the opportunity to be who I am.

Lastly, I learned to not be bitter when people step on me. I learned to let people be who they are even when you don’t agree with them. I had to learn to let go so I could live for my future and not hold on to my past.