Happy New Year and Welcome to 2010!  Tear off your rear view mirror and start driving with purpose.  I am very excited about the new year.  I have plans for myself and my business.  Real written plans.  Do you?  So I have my map and I’m going to use it to get to December 31, 2010 and applaud what occurred during the year.  I spent a few minutes reading through some old posts on my blog and I realized that one theme came through - be positive and believe in yourself.  Yes, that can sound trite, but if you don’t have a vision of where you will be 12 months from now, you will be in the same place or worse.  I plan to be in a better place even though I’m pretty happy with where I’m at now.  Success builds on success.  Let’s all have a plan for success in 2010.  Join me.  I’ll be waiting at the finish line next December with a glass of champagne in my hand.  How about you?  If you need a little motivation, just come back here and start reading.  We’ll keep the positive vibes coming for you.

I’m almost half way through a book that my sister told me about.  Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.  He also wrote Blink and The Tipping Point.  Outliers gives a different perspective on how people become extremely successful.  It’s a fascinating read.  How did the best athletes get where they are today?  How about heavyweights in the business world?  What is the meaning of 10,000 hours?  What does any of this have to do with you?  Read Outliers to learn more.  If you could develop mastery in one area, what would you choose?

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