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"We overestimate what we can do in one year, but severely underestimate what we can accomplish in fiv e years" is a quote that I heard.
This month, my family celebrates eleven years since we arrived in the USA with six suitcases, $400 in cash and hearts full of hope.
Looking back, the words ring true. In the past eleven years, I have racked up a list of accomplishments, including becoming a master brewer, earning my MBA, serving a term as Director of Marketing for SNEC-PMI, managing IT projects, and so on.
If you think this list is amazing, I submit that you also have accomplished a lot over the past eleven years.
The point is that if you had told me that I would accumulate these achievements when we landed in the USA on that bitterly cold Saturday morning in 2001, I would have disregarded your opinion. I did not know what SNEC-PMI was in January 2001, or have any reason to brew award winning hand-crafted beers.
Here's your homework. What would you like to accomplish this coming year? Get an advanced degree? Run a marathon? Are you likely to do it this year? Perhaps it won't all come true for you in the next eleven months, but it will probably be old news when you look back in 2023.
Remember these words - inquisitive curiosity. When you see something new, ask yourself and experts in the field "How does that work?" "How can I become involved?" "What are the benefits of doing that?" "How did you do it?" "What would you do differently if you could do it all over again?"
Eleven years ago you were not able to read this blog posting on this website, because they did not exist. I don't know what the future holds for me and my family in the USA - I will also look in the mirror to identify the path to so many successes so that I can build on them. What are your paths to success, and how can you build on them?
What would I do differently if I could do it over again? Go faster and experience more.
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