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Birthdays - depending on the period of my life, they have meant very different things. When I was young, birthdays were all about parties with family, friends and most of all presents! As I became a young adult in college, birthday’s was another reason to go out and do things that you would have a hard time remembering the next day. Like we really needed a reason for that. Recently, birthdays give me a reason to pause, take a breath and look back at the previous year. I look back at all that has happened both the good and the bad and more importantly, I try to see what lessons I can take that will I could hopefully use in the future.

So today, on the Ides of March, the day Caesar was killed and I was born, but not on the same year, I give my lessons learned over the last year.

No matter how hard I try, there are just somethings that I just do not have control over.

I have always believed that you can accomplish and overcome anything with hard work and dedication. I think on many levels that is true, but over the last year I have learned that there are certain things that I just do not have control over. I could work 24/7 and lose an incredible amount of sleep, but when it comes down to it, I cannot control the outcome. I have come to realize that in these situations, I can only do one of two things. Either not put myself in situations that I do not have control over (not very realistic) or realize that all I can do is my best and then hope for the best.

There is nothing more important both in business and personal life than the people you trust, respect and care about.

I unfortunately had to deal with over the past year people who showed time and time again that they have absolutely no respect for the dedicated and passionate people who were working for them. These people showed me truly what men look like who have no heart or souls. Though they did help me realize just how important relationships are. I don’t care if you are talking about the love of your life or the co-worker you look forward to seeing everyday. I realize even more that I need to respect each of those relationships and not take them for granted because just like everything else, if you do not put time and effort into them, they will not last.

My life is not what I do for a living

I have always thrown myself into my work. I have never been the kind of person who can shut down their brain when they walk out of the office at 5 pm, but boy I wish I was. For a very long time, I have always defined myself based on where and what I was doing in my career. I have come to the realization that even though I have a great deal of passion for what I do, it does not define who I am and it should only be a part of my life and not the whole thing. I need to understand that by creating a more balanced life, I will be more effective both in my professional life as well as my personal life. This is definitely still a work in progress.

Well another year in the can and I am still breathing, awesome! I wonder what the next year will bring? Where will I be and where will you be when hopefully we are all reading this post same time next year, March 15th, 2008? I guess no one can answer that, but I think it will definitely be interesting.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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