HAPPY NEW YEAR!

If my calculations are correct, the entire world population across all time zones should be in the year 2011 and thus this would be the perfect opportunity to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope this year will bring nothing but great joy and that all the dreams you have will be accomplished through the following twelve months.

As you already know, one of the biggest things happening for me this year is my relocation to the Big Apple and studying again. The reality that I am actually leaving my beautiful country struck this morning at 00:01 as soon as my speech changed from "I'm studying the New York Film Academy next year" to "I'm studying at the New York Film Academy this year". Amazing what a matter of minutes can do to ones perception of circumstances.

This year I have taken a bit of a breather from writing an extremely detailed goal and vision plan for the new year and have decided to keep it simple. I have written a list of a about nine things that I want to have accomplished at the end of the year and I think that they are challenging enough to keep me on my toes and yet not so outrageous as to make me feel like I'm running a treadmill the entire year - with no emergency stop button.

I was against the idea of putting this list up online, but you know what? What the heck!

1) Source complete funding for NYFA tuition and living expenses in NYC.
2) Maintain top top grades in the Musical Theatre and Film program.
3) Work out at least 4 times a week.
4) Join a tennis club.
5) Develop more as a worship leader.
6) Develop stronger keyboard skills: Improvisation, Sight reading, Ear Training, Strong left and right hand.
7) Build relationships and invest in all the homecell leaders' and members' lives in my leadership structure.
8) Find a temporary job/source of income between now and my departure for NYC.

The last one is the most challenging as that is what kept me busy the entire year of 2010 with little luck, but I believe I sowed the right seed last year and 2011 is time for me to reap. I know all these goals are achievable and I right them plain so they can encourage me daily and keep me driven.

Let's have a rocking 2011 and never give up even when we knocked down! There will be many challenges on the way, but we are more than conquerors! Someone wise once said the following:

"WHEN YOU FACE A SETBACK, DO NOT TAKE A STEP BACK BECAUSE GOD IS BUSY SETTING YOU UP FOR YOUR COMEBACK!"

Be that comeback kid!!