As the ball makes it descent in New York City tonight our heads also fill with hope. Hope filled with excitement for the unknown; and hope for a seemingly better future to come.
In order to make this year better, we need to first look back on this past one. We need to look at our achievements and more importantly we need to look at our failures. What did we do wrong and what can we do to make sure it never happens again?
It is arguably so that our failures are a vital part to our success. If you are looking back on this past year and cannot find failures readily available than you should probably stop reading and get moving because you just discovered your first resolution: "swing the allegorical baseball bat of life more." I mean come on, even the pro's only bat on average about a .300, leaving them with 7/10 failed attempts at bat on a professional level.
The good news is that you have already made the first move. By envisioning and anticipating this better future you have already taken a step towards making it happen. Now simply enough it just needs to be done. A good friend of mine has once told me that: if we can approach every day with the fervor and excitement as we have today, than there is nothing that we cannot do tomorrow.
Take some time to reflect on all the things you can be grateful for at some point tonight because no matter what you think, there is something we are blessed to have. Whether it's our health, our family, or our friends or whether its simply having a choice we are very lucky and most of the time we do not know it.
Secondly, set some goals. Both personal/self goals and entrepreneurial/income goals. Resolutions are only cliche if you don't intend to try and do them.
New Years Eve is about starting the year with people you care about above everything else. Start this year right, and start it quick, because as fast as it took you to read this post it will already be time to have this conversation again.
Here is to the new year, and another chance to get right.
Dorian
