theGraveyard

2012

• Correspondence
  I always seem to read an email and tell myself, I’ll reply later tonight. Of course, I then forget about it for a week. This is nothing personal, I promise… I do it to all of you. In 2012, I’m hoping to do better with this.
  Piggybacked on this, I should include my need to keep in better touch with everyone I have left back east. I make too many excuses for myself about there being so many people to try and keep in touch with. All the same, I can send one email or make one phone call each week, right? 
• Motivation
  Being home over the holidays I realized just how lucky I am to have the opportunity that I’ve been given and I want to hold onto that now that I’m back in SLC. Rather than focusing just on each day as it comes I need to keep focused on the long-term goal and track my progress a bit.
• Drive
  Whether I pick up any freelance projects or not, I always have little ideas for personal projects here and there. I need to pursue those ideas, developing the good and tossing the bad. After (finally) finishing Seth Godin’s Linchpin, I’ve realized that I’m never going to make any progress if I don’t make myself just “ship” some things rather than sitting on them until the someday that never comes.
• Hustle
  Nothing is gained by consistent laziness or procrastination (an occasional lazy weekend day can be healthy, of course). As exhausted as I can be at the end of a workday, I need to push through that and at least get a little something done each evening.
• Comfort
  I’ve had some awesome experiences in the past few months and feel like I’ve grown a bit because of them but none of it would have happened if I didn’t step outside of my comfort zone. I need to continue to be willing for that in the new year.
• Appreciation
  Again, I’ve had some pretty awesome things land in my lap in the past 6-9 months and I want to stay mindful of those things. The days that I remind myself of these things tend to go pretty smoothly and be more upbeat. Besides, our emotions and attitudes affect the people around us.