New Year's Resolutions

I'd like to think 2009 was one of the toughest years I'll ever have to endure. Possibly it was just a taste of what struggle is really about. Maybe 2009 just skimmed the surface of "hard times." 2009 possibly was a time many people would like to leave behind, with the Madoff ponzi scheme, the death of Michael Jackson, the balloon boy thought to have gone missing through the Colorado sky, to the continuation of the Great Recession. 2009 also marks the year that Film Courage first graced the Internet radio waves. Born from David’s Film Courage blog, we’ve generously received interview requests beyond our wildest dreams. Beginning Film Courage - The Radio Show change my life, as well as David's.

Which brings me to the topic of New Year’s resolutions. I’ve asked several people in the last month if they plan on making a resolution for 2010. Some have replied that they want to make more money or improve their health. Most have said and I QUOTE “I never make resolutions because I usually don’t keep them.”

The anticipation of the New Year is like universal permission to begin again until you get things right. Whether your career is progressing at a pace that helps you thrive, or you are still waiting for that infamous big break, a New Year is a great way to step back and evaluate your course.

A quote from Pulitzer prize winning writer, speaker, and columnist Ellen Goodman closes this year’s Film Courage.

Ellen says:

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential."