Friday, January 1, 2010

What Does 2010 Hold for Jerm You Ask...?

As a follow up to my post earlier today regarding what I learned in 2009, I also wanted to take the time out to talk about what I hope to accomplish in 2010.


2009 was a great year for me professionally as I excelled at work and was very proud of my efforts. On the social/personal side however, the year was very much so a let down, and I look to rectify that in 2010. Don't get it twisted though, as you won't see me in Blue Martini every weekend or out on the town 5 nights a week, as I am too old for that shit in addition to the fact that its never really been my style. Having said that, I will take a step back from my workaholic nature and try to focus more on that side of my life.


With all of that said...here goes:

  1. Find a "woman" not girl, but "woman" that is worthy of my time, energy, and love. I am prepared to wait until 2011 to find this woman. I have no intentions of settling just for the sake of not being alone. I'm stronger than that.
  2. Get a promotion & title change at work.
  3. Enter an Executive MBA Program.
  4. Drive a 2010 Volkswagen GTI off of the dealers lot. Nope, not a test drive either.
  5. Take more vacation time.
  6. Do more guest lectures/speaking engagements with regards to my profession. This includes successfully putting on my Social Media Marketing Panel discussion at the University of Tampa.
  7. Take a trip abroad for the first time. No... Canada doesn't count.
  8. Become an expert in my field, with regards to digital marketing techniques in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry. I am pretty close now, but still got a few areas to improve upon.
  9. Taking up salsa again... don't laugh... I was actually somewhat good at it in college.
  10. Dodging age 30 for just one more year. FYI I turn 29 at the end of this month.

What I Learned in 2009...


So as we toasted to 2010 at midnight last night, I found myself thinking about 2009 and decided to collect my thoughts here on what the year was and what I learned from it.


It was without question an up and down year but here are the top ten things I learned from 2009...

  1. There is nothing in this world that I can't achieve when I put my mind to it.
  2. I can't continue to live in the past. No matter how much it hurts, I have to move forward.
  3. Learned who my real friends are and who I can place my trust with.
  4. Some people get it, and some people just simply don't.
  5. My mother, sisters and brother will always have my back. So I need to make the effort to see them more often.
  6. My two best friends are borderline alcoholics... they know who they are!
  7. While I never thought I could love someone else's kids, Penelope and Anahi changed that in the blink of an eye. I'd do anything for those two little girls.
  8. Women are and will for the foreseeable future remain a mystery to me.
  9. There is always someone who will let you down, so only depend on yourself.
  10. Taking care of a dog is not an easy thing to do.
Stay tuned for later as I update you on what I hope to achieve in 2010.