Lean and Mean 2014

Coined by my mother I think I will use this as a motto for the year to come.

2013 was a year defined by really incredible highs and lows some of which I will never want forget and some which I wish I could erase forever. But such is life. The pendulum swings both ways and the search for balance continues.

This year finds me starting off in a new city, surrounded by new people, and inspired by a new quest in life. I've been doing some deep soul searching and sharpening the fuzzy lines of what is most important in my life. I've been trying to focus on what life endeavors I want to hone and as one Steve Jobs once said;

 “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.”

I can greatly identify with this as it feels at times that my brain will explode with all of the possibilities and ideas that pop into it. But as I sat on the subway the other night perfecting my unfocused, unassuming, zombie like subway gaze it occurred to me that these ideas, these great plans and numerous possibilities for the future were all inside my head. To be able to actualize them is where the real effort comes.

So with that in mind I intend to apply myself to pursuing these ideas this year and see where my risks will lead. "Well behaved women rarely make history" right? So here's to a new year worth writing about!