Happy New Year 2011

While 2010 was challenging because I had to work insanely hard to manage all the four things that make up who I am professionally (consulting, research, teaching and social media), I had decided that I was going to try it out. I wanted to be an integrated person again and thus I came back to working out every single day (6 days a week, with cardio 6 days and weights 3 days). I also scheduled EVERY SINGLE HOUR of my life, and I worked hard at only accepting one, and to a maximum, three invitations to an event the same day. Admittedly, the number of people who follow me on Twitter and read my blog has increased exponentially. Of course I am happy.

But my online persona is not what makes me, it is what compliments me. I’m a former stage actor, a former competitive dancer, a former competitive volleyball player, a humanist who loves to volunteer and make a difference in the world. I’m again an integrated person again. I learned to dance a new dance again, I am back doing sports every day, I’ve volunteered and my academic work is blossoming again.

And more importantly, I’ve stayed faithful to my values and beliefs. Ultimately, my goal with Hummingbird604.com is to make a difference in the world. My goal is to be the one who can change the situation of a desperate cause and use the sheer power of the number of readers behind my blog to support that cause. My goal is to entertain and inform my readers while still blogging for myself.

My mantra in 2011 still stays the same: In 2011, I will take care of myself before I take care of others. But that doesn’t mean I won’t care about what happens in my world. I’ll still continue to try and be an agent of change. Exactly what my parents raised my brothers and I to be.

Happy New Year, everyone. May 2011 bring you as much success as I forecast it will bring me, and as much as 2010 brought me. And more importantly, may you be healthy and loved.

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