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This week,sandwiched between Christmas
and the start of the new year, is perfect for thinking. The business community
is in a relaxed state and the news is slow. Many people have pressed their personal
"pause" buttons to freeze frame life for a bit to reflect and enjoy.
I have been thinking about what I want
2005 to look like for my business and personal life. Having established plenty
of written goals already, I don't let my mind wander to create more for my to
do list. Instead, my thoughts have been centered
on a theme for the New Year. I have adopted my own personal theme for 2005. It
will be the year of opening doors. Not in uniform as a doorman, but as a curious
person. I want to open more doors to find clients
and customers. I plan on opening doors for opportunities to form strategic alliances.
I also intend to open doors to find new ways of doing things. Maybe the reason people don't open doors
more often is that they are afraid something will jump out at them. So far, I
have never had anything jump out from behind a door other than a few loose pots
and pans. I won't be thinking about danger as I open the door to opportunity in
2005. The Chinese New Year begins February 9,
2005. (Lunar calendar, how confusing) The Chinese will call 2005 the "year
of the rooster". What will be the theme of your new year? It could be: the year of the smile, the
year of being punctual or the year of decisions. In this week book-ended with Holidays,
carve out some thought time for designing your own personal theme for 2005. Unlike
most other themes, you won't have to dress up or decorate! | 
