It’s the last day of 2010, so for whatever reason I feel compelled to do one of these end of the year reflective posts.
There are tons of things that could be discussed or highlighted, but I think this will be kept relatively short.
If you’d have told me in January that I would be living in New York City by the end of May… I may have laughed at you. Thankfully, that opportunity presented itself and I was able to pull myself away from everything that was comfortable in life and made the move.
An opportunity of this nature presented itself when I was in radio, but for one reason or another I didn’t make the jump and have regretted the decision time and time again. No more regrets.
There are tons of things to be missed from my previous life in Greensboro, NC (friends, family, community involvement, volunteering, etc), but New York City has presented opportunities for personal growth and a constant challenge (this isn’t a bad thing).
Things are good.
Like many people, I’ve set New Years resolutions in the past and not really stuck to them. A conscious effort was made to change that in 2009, and since then my resolutions have been achieved… and doing so has some strange feeling of fulfillment.
I have a handful of resolutions for 2011, three of which are listed below:
- Do one yoga class per week: I’ve only done two yoga classes (ever), and sticking to one a week should be relatively easy, but will still present a challenge.
- Text less, and talk on the phone more: When I called AT&T a month or so ago to see if my bill could be reduced (cell phone expenses bug me) the rep informed me that I was sending around 5,000 texts per month. That’s absolutely insane and is the motivating factor for taking a step back, and going old school if you will, and making more phone calls.
- Take two extended vacations (preferably international): Traveling is a great way to recharge and seeing different parts of the world is always an eye opening experience.
Setting hyper-lofty goals that are unachievable isn’t a path for success, which is why mine might not seem like a huge deal, to you.
2011 is shaping up to be a great year, and I wish you the very best.
Happy New Year!
