As 2011 winds its way down to
the last few hours, I take this time to reflect back on what, for me, was a
very fulfilling year in many ways. A perfect year? Not by a long shot, but
one loaded with enough action and accomplishments to fill a…well, a blog
post.
This is a necessary, and
important, exercise to do, by the way. Most of us, if you are like me,
don’t take the time to look back and bask in our accomplishments. As a
constantly driven person, someone who is always looking for the next big
opportunity (I get bored easily) and challenge, I tend to push myself to the
point, at times, of exhaustion. Taking a few moments (hopefully a few days) to
go back and put a few asterisks next to your completed “to-do” list
is an excellent way to end the year.
Before I twist my arm out of
socket from so much back-patting, I must add that this post on reflection will
be followed by a post on looking ahead: embracing another arduous list of
things I’d like to accomplish in 2012.
2011 was a year of
travel—personal and business. I was fortunate enough to have visited several new
cities this year (Dublin), as well as returning to some of my favorites (Maui).
All in all, I logged over 30,000 air miles—wow, that’s a lot of
recycled air, stale pretzels, and cramped leg space!
I traversed across this great
country six times! Over two Oceans! With stops along the way at:
·
Tampa
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Phoenix
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Boston
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NYC!
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Maui
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Dublin
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Atlanta
·
Reno
I began the year not knowing
my future with my current “day job,” and am ending this year with
the hope of soon getting my second promotion. It has been a very rewarding
year career-wise—a good thing!
I am blessed to work at a job
where I get to interact with and lead and mentor dozens of people each day. I
have creative freedom to use my triad of balance-mind, body, and spirit.
I was able to get my website
back up and running (and looking better than ever) after over a year of idleness! Besides
this blog, I also started another called “Mike’sDaily…”
The hits from my YouTube Page, Facebook, Twitter, my blogs and website have resulted in millions of
visitors this year. Thanks to all for the continued and tremendous support!
I published my second book
(my first is a young adult novel) this year and while the sales have not gone
through the roof, they have been steady.
I produced another round of
interesting and entertaining videos, along with another music video:
Along the way I’ve
continued to cultivate a wonderful and solid relationship with my wife of
almost twenty years, a son that just turned thirty (man, I’m/he’s OLD!), and my family and friends near by and Back East.
But mostly, I was able to
help countless people change their lives for the better, lose weight and eat
healthier, become motivated and inspired, and, hopefully, gave a few a good
laughs along the way.
Reflecting back on 2011, it
has been a pretty good year. And while it has not all been roses and sunshine,
it has been worth looking back on and taking a few moments to enjoy…and give
myself a few pats on the back.
You should do the same.
Until next time…
peace,
Mike
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