Monday, January 4, 2010

Adventure Awaits

Twenty-Ten is here and I have to say that this, for me, is a most excellent time of year. In all honesty, I hate January because of the cold, but there is one feature that January possesses that more than makes up for its shortcomings. That feature being the month that introduces the new year.

I'm all revved up to initiate my 2010 life plan with includes a number of goals.

December is inventory time as I review and respond to the year that was. That process is complete when a new plan of action is written down to help me achieve my goals for the new year coming. When the plan is written I can very easily remember at anytime what my course is because I can look it up, while at the same time, when I feel lazy or lack focus, I am held accountable because what is written isn't going away.

I'm all fired up about this new year. Coming off the last six months, I have new energy and drive to see big things happen. I'm counting on disappointments and failures, but this year I'll be ready to make adjustments along the way. I am motivated beyond any level I can remember but not because I have more raw effort to give but because I think I'm smarter. What I mean is that I know myself better, so the large effort I do have will be contributed in a compound mixed with energy and flexible strategy.

I am inspired by the adventure/epic novels I have enjoyed reading. Books like the Lord of The Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia are addicting. Yes, I know this sounds lame, but I find my taste for risk taking palatable after reading. And how the excitement of these fictional adventures transfer into my life plans I don't know. It feels good though, like the high a runner gets from crossing the finish line.

And so it begins. The feelings of redemption with just the flip of the calendar. What new adventures are you planning to discover in 2010?

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