Looking back on the past year

As I get ready to celebrate the holidays with my family, I have noticed that the year is almost over. I'm thinking where did all this time go? I remember celebrating New Years Eve over at Long Beach like it was yesterday. Now the next thing I now, it's time to make New Years plans again. With that being said, I felt that this year was one of my better year's in terms of learning about who I'm.

The thing I improved on the most was learning to relax and be comfortable in my own skin. I've always had problems with being anxious in situations where I didn't know many people. Thoughts would cloud my mind such as what are people thinking about me, how do I look, etc. This made me tense and led to negative results. So how did I combat this problem? Well, it was a process that took several years to learn. Little by little, I started going to more social functions and interacting with all sorts of different people. As I got to know these people, I've realized that once I got comfortable with someone, there is no shame in being who you are. This has served me well out in Fire Island, where I've met many great friends. The only way to make new friends is you have to love yourself first. Because if you don't like the person you are, than it will be very difficult to attract new friends. As I applied this logic, I slowly found myself relaxing more and not stressing about little meaningless things. I believe this will improve dramatically in the future.

I also took on some new challenges this year. My biggest one was preparing for the CPA exam. I understood that many new opportunities would open up if I passed the exam. So it was up to me to study for it. I spent almost 2 months preparing for this test while barely going to the gym and partying. I felt extremely confident that I was going to pass this exam no problem. Boy was I in for a rude awakening. I was completely thrown off by some of the questions that were being asked. I had a bad feeling after the test. So when I got my results, it did not surprise me that I had failed. I was disappointed but at the same time, I knew that it wasn't a tragedy. I did my best preparing for it and had no shame in doing so. There will be a time when I take the exam again. And mark my words, I will be ready and that's a promise.

On a personal level, I had a blast this year out in Fire Island. Our house had this awesome vibe and everybody seemed to get along really well. I've made many new friends this summer along with the returning shareholders. There were so many stories that went on that I can't share on this blog. Everyone asks me my favorite part of Fire Island? I tell them, the next weekend I'm out there. Because you never know what adventures await when you go there.

As I get ready for the next year, I get excited about the possibilities that await me. I can only hope that next year will be an improvement over this past year. And there's no reason not to believe that. I'm more relaxed, confident, and willing to see what's out there for the taking. On that note, I want to wish everyone a happy holiday and a happy new year. May next year bring everything you want and more.