The Year Ahead

Long after the ball has dropped and the confetti has been swept up, we take time to ponder the past year's wins and setbacks. Most importantly, we look to the year ahead.

If you're at all like me, you've already taken time to write out your ambitious goals for 2017; disciplines you hope to cement, habits you need to break, and achievements personal and professional you'd very much like to see come to fruition. 

Author, speaker, and former editor of Success Magazine, Darren Hardy once said, "The definition of commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do, long after the mood you said it in has left you."

As you embark on the year ahead consider these two simple thoughts:

1. You can have high standards for yourself and hold yourself accountable without beating yourself up.

2. What will separate the people who achieve their goals versus those who don't will be consistency. Continue to put in the work on a regular basis long after the shininess of a new year has worn off.

Happy New Year and Best of Luck in 2017.

No Traffic Up Ahead

This morning a group of friends and I left for a little road trip. The entire journey ended up taking us more than 6 hours. I felt especially bad for my friend's 3-year old son who sat patiently in the backseat asking on occasion for us to read him a story.

What's interesting is the the distance to our destination was less than 60 miles away. Windy narrow roads hugging perilous cliffs overlooking the ocean forced us to navigate at an average of 5 miles per hour.

The further along we went the less cars there were in front of us. Traffic gradually tapered off leading to open roads. 

In the end, we were all exhausted but agreed the trip was worth the effort. We also learned an important lesson:

Be the Exception. Put in the Work and Go the Extra Mile. There's Less Traffic Up Ahead.