Peace Out 2008
31 Dec
I am posting this at exactly 11:59 pm, December 31, 2008.
In one minute it’s over.
Goodbye 2008.
You were a great year.
A soul searching year.
I tried a bunch of stuff in 2008. Threw things against the wall to see what would stick. Very little did.
1) Because I wasn’t throwing anything sticky at the wall.
2) I wasn’t focused on what I really wanted from life.
But I’ve been through the soul search. I’ve read the books. I’ve attended the events. I’ve met the people. I’ve thought the thoughts. I’ve blogged the posts.
And now what is left?
A new direction.
Thinking in a different way.
I know I sound cryptic. But hang in there and I’ll let you know what I’m up to specifically in the next few months. Got some great projects coming up.
In general – I am going to take the business side of social media and publishing seriously. I started 2008 with both feet firmly planted in the new media / podcasting / video space. I’ve left 2008 with both feet planted in the publishing / social media / marketing space.
You’ll see more from me about what this means as time moves along.
And in the spirit of saying see ya to 2008 I’d like to thank the following people for being there along side me in one way or another.
Thanks to:
My beautiful wife – Megan
My sons – Gunnar and Sawyer
My parents
My grandparents
Jordan Brauner
Chris Brogan
Brett Wooldridge
Jeff Pulver
Justin Rasmussen
Larry Genkin
Lenny Fuchs
Tim Ferris
Jason and Sterling
Charles Stricklin
Guy Kawasaki
Mark Cuban
Justin Kownacki
Colin Devroe
Gary Vaynerchuk
Dave Troy
Brian Clark
Andy Bilodeau
Vivian Vasquez
Whitney Hoffman
Alex Lindsay
Kenji Kato
John Foster
Jia Ji
It’s late and I am out of steam and am forgetting folks. So I’ll close with a big THANK YOU to a host of other people. You know who you are… I hope.
Here’s to a great year in 2009!
Happy New Year.
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