I hope you had a wonderful and fulfilling last year. It is time for careful thoughts, reflection, re-examining our ethical morals and start planning on how we can be confident in handling uncertainty, stay positive, productive and loving to others as we precede down the road of this new year. This year has started out with some deep ruts, steep ditches just off the surface, large rocks, littered with other obstacles and plenty of dead ends that will temporarily halt our progress. To get back on our road requires self reinvention enabling us to successfully continue to our destination. It is important while navigating such a challenging road, we do not take on too much collateral damage projected by others to weaken our inner souls and true self core values and beliefs. To help prevent us from going off our road of life will require our careful and undivided attention to successfully navigate down a road filled with such obstacles. Have you had challenges, obstacles, barriers or other difficulties last year? Maybe last year was productive and fulfilling and all you hoped for. With the economic meltdown, people losing jobs, and other critical global issues, I believe last year had more challenges to test us than other years. With instability and uncertainty some people tend to stray from their faith and ethical morals and act selfishly, only looking out for themselves. With the global issues we face today, we need to work together to solve very challenging and complex problems we have. During these difficult times, it is no time to trample over other people or intimidate them into submission to make small temporary short term advances for oneself, as tempting and easy as it might be. We need to stay our course of humble, strong humanitarian leaders to lead others successfully through the maze of difficult and unique obstacles and challenges. In either case (negative or positive) experiences you had last year I hope we can learn from our experiences to help make this year all we wish for. I truly believe, even from our most dire and uncomfortable experiences we can find valuable learning’s to help us in our personal and professional life. Do you have any experiences (negative or positive) you want to share with us? Any lessons learned that will help us in this new year? In your new year’s resolutions I hope you include being the best ethical leader you can be, to help guide lost and weak individuals who are tempted by quick fixes for solving challenging and complex problems, and help the ones who are losing their jobs and homes, by no fault of their own in most cases. We look forward to hearing from you in this new year so we can all work together to help each other navigate a challenging new year successfully and rejoice in our opportunities for renewal. Bill Tipton Contributing Author Global Dialogue Center http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/
A couple of things come to mind after reading your article. First, with all of the economic uncertainty, live within your means. Don't spend more than you make. Second, try living one day at a time. Enjoy each day. If you think too far in the future, you'll have too much on your mind and won't enjoy "now".
Posted by: Regenia | January 29, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Hello Regenia and all,
Regenia, I really like your comments and agree with both of them. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and thoughts with us.
For myself, I need to practice not to dwell on future events that may, or may not happen and live in the present, like you stated.
I believe this attitude is especially critical for some situations during uncertainty and instability. During these times we need to stay focused, alert and reduce stress to minimize costly mistakes that are magnified many times over that can make our own situation, and those around us worse. I will certainly have my long term personal and professional goals and dreams in my future plan, as I go through life with optimism and humble self confidence.
Does anyone have any lessons learned? Any stories of successes, or challenges we can learn from? We look forward to hearing from you!
Bill Tipton
Contributing Author
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/
Posted by: www.globaldialogucenter.com | February 09, 2009 at 08:44 AM
Very good article.
We hope the economy will improve this year.
Posted by: William | February 14, 2009 at 04:33 AM