Every year I sit down just before the ball drops and the confetti rains and I write down my goals and aspirations for the coming year. Then I fold it up and tuck it into my wallet and fight the urge to read it again until a year passes. By that time I forget what I have written and I get to evaluate whether the year was a 'success' or 'failure'.
As I sit to write my aspirations for 2012, this is what I have to reflect upon from the 2010 edition:
[Written December 31, 2010]
Well, to say the least, 2010 was not what was expected. It was hard, difficult indeed for all those reasons. There were so many lost promises to others, but more importantly to yourself. At this point you really haven't done anything. By now you're out of college, but what else? I hope you are reading this from a small apartment on the coast, taking off your suit and settling in after a successful day. I hope you are in love, laughing everyday, fulfilling all of your dreams. I hope you got published, I hope your social network spans far beyond Facebook.
But most of all I hope you have become a man among boys, a gentleman in every way possible. I hope you worry about your looks, I hope you stopped swearing at every instant, I hope you stopped being afraid to do what's right. I hope you worked hard and never settled.
No more promises. No more guarantees. 2011 is going to be the year that defines you as a person. This is a challenge, did you live up to it and take those chances, make those mistakes and give it all you had?
Live, Love, Laugh
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