2009 - The Year in Review

Hi to all,

It's now December, 2009. How profitable was your professional and personal life this year? How long where you able to follow your New Year's resolutions? How did you work through your major challenges in key areas of your life - health, wealth, love, and being/doing what you choose?

The second habit of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is to "Begin with the End in Mind". The year 2009 still has 10 months to go. You can still achieve what you seek to achieve, even if you've gotten of to a slow start. For your health, if you were to lose one pound a month for the rest of the year, you'd be 10 pounds lighter in December. If your work has not been as fruitful as you'd like, remember to create value every day, and give your customers, bosses, and co-workers an honest effort towards the mission and vision of your company. And do it in a cost effective manner, so that the customer is satisfied and you are contributing to the profits of your organization.

In the areas of love and self-expression, these are very trying times for many people. Seek to be kind and generous (spiritually and physically) to the people you come in contact with each day. My father used to say "It doesn't cost anything to be nice to people". And if you have resources to spare, look to help a person or organization in need, by either buying their products and services, or offering a financial gift or loan for a person or organization in need.

It's December 2009 - did you live the year profitably?