Been a little bit since my last post, but things have actually been really busy. During the holiday season, I always seem to find myself looking back on the past year and summing up whether it was a good year or a not so good year. Either way, hopefully I learned something from it and can apply what I have learned to the next year. In my business life, this past year has been alot of things. Its been exciting, humbling, fun, enlightening. I love the business that I'm in and I can't wait for my business to develop into the business of my dreams, but with the state of the economy, we have all had to make changes in our business models to role with the punches. For some, its been easier, but for me its been humbling. I have had to take a step back and look at how I do things. Its easy sometimes to get over confident, but its also just as easy for you to get knocked down. One day its great....the next day....not so great. I see friends in other lines of work that appear to have everything going right, but the reality is that they are dying inside. I guess the thing that I have learned from this is that I really need to keep things in perspective. I can't beat myself up over things that I have no control over and I'm gonna make mistakes. Thats life. Everything happens for a reason.
In my personal life, the year has been equally humbling. I'm usually pretty private about my personal life and I don't see that changing much, but I will say that I have had the wind knocked out of me a little. I'm not going to go into detail, but you can read between the lines if you like. This rough time in my life has caused much pain, but has also enabled me to find the answers to many questions that I have had over the years. And that has been incredible!! I'm a true believer that through tough times, you are able to see things clearer and you can discover what is truly important. You also discover that no matter how bad things get, there are people that love you and have your back. These are the treasures of life and its so important to make sure that these treasures know how important they are. I'm sure that the year to come will be full of challenges, but its good to know that I have the support to weather the storm. I'm such a blessed guy to have what I have. I have great friends, two wonderful sons, and a wonderful family. But the most important thing that I have is unconditional love from those closest to me. That pumps me up....That sustains me!
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3 comments:
It sounds like 2009 will be a great year for you!!
Not that I like this statement, but I found it true in my life..."you learn more from 10 days of hard times than you do from 10 years of easy sailing". Hang in there, this too shall pass.
great post man. We are in for some good times next year :)
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