High Hopes for Weddings and Parties

Heard this one?  Hoping to fly at last, John leaps off the top of the Empire State Building, despite dire warnings from his friends.  As he plummets past the fortieth floor, he thinks, “So far, so good.”

The moral:  It’s nice to be optimistic, but, hey, plan ahead and watch where you’re going. Like it or not, you’ll probably wind up where you’re heading.

Look around.  December is a fascinating time, because everyone reviews the past year and anticipates what’s to come.  Most of us take this opportunity to plan ahead and watch where we’re going.

Yes, we’d be smart to do this often throughout the year, but if it’s an annual exercise for you, please give yourself a few minutes now to review where you’ve been, what’s working well and what’s not, where you hope to be in a week, a month, and a year, and how you plan to get there.

I have high hopes, and so should you. How do you spend your time? Whatever keeps you busy, there’s reason for optimism.  For me, I know that people will continue to celebrate landmarks.  Many people will have birthdays this year.  Many will celebrate weddings, wedding anniversaries, and holidays.  Many companies — yes, fewer than in some recent years — will celebrate something.  Producing their millionth widget or reaching another major goal, or adopting a new program, or inviting clients to an open house showing off their newest renovation, or just managing to stay in business during a challenging time.

From here, the new year is looking good.  For most of us, opportunities will abound, and advantages will be ours for the taking.  Let’s be optimistic.  Let’s be bold and think big.  Let’s prepare for unexpected opportunities.  But let’s be realistic, expect challenges, and plan to work hard to meet them.  Let’s lose some old habits, keep the rest, and develop a few new ones.  Let’s work to make our new times successful, and find ways to enjoy all of them.  Sound good?

These days, everywhere you look you’ll easily find a ton of predictions for 2010 and beyond.  Big changes are surely on the way — depend on it.  They’ll affect you, so prepare for great new scientific advances in technology, transportation, energy, and communication.  Expect economic developments in finances, employment, housing, and sales.

I’m sure you can specify many more developments that will be life-changing for you.  I’m enjoying reading and hearing all these predictions (here’s another article I just read), and wondering how to make them work for me.

Thanks for giving me a few minutes.  Actually this little pep talk is aimed at me, but you’re welcome to all of it.  Meanwhile, the band still entertains somewhere nearly every day, and I’m always on the lookout for our next opportunity. If we can help you, please call us at 408-245-9120.  Visit MagnoliaJazz.com for our schedule, and catch us at a public event soon.

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