In anticipation of President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday (which I'm looking forward to, by the way, as 2011 may be THE biggest year the US has seen in decades, as well as being ALL-IMPORTANT for the Guru himself), would like to update readers on state of the Robert (I know, readers, somewhat selfish of me, but maybe you'll pick up some tidbits that you like along the way)
DaMan promised in 2009 that 2010 would be HIS year, and.......it really wasn't. He didn't achieve many of his goals, he didn't "break through" in the way he wanted to, and in many ways it was disappointing, but I like to count my blessings.... on most of the important things, I actually did have a successful 2010. Lost 15 pounds, spent a lot of time with my family, held two different PAID jobs (yay!), improved my basketball game, finished whole TV seasons of the Wire, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, Friday Night Lights, Pushing Daisies, Firefly......good shows one and all. Didn't win a fantasy championship or an NCAA tournament bracket, but placed 3rd in the bracket and continued my run of making the playoffs in all my leagues. Stayed healthy, stayed fit, stayed tragedy-free (cross my fingers this year too), and even helped my sister with her interpersonal and physical skills.
In this year, the Year of the Rabbit, I hope to do the following:
1. Maintain a healthy interpersonal relationship with a certain someone;
2. win a fantasy trophy (get some hardware somewhere, almost don't care what type of sport it is)
3. graduate law school
4. pass the bar
5. obtain a full-time job (a job, any job!!!!!) sometime by the end of this calendar year
6. continue in my healthy, disciplined way
7. make some sort of signficiant breakthrough in my life.........something, anything!!
It's funny, President Obama took the Presidential office on a platform of change (a CHANGE in America!), and that's exactly what American society is doing, just maybe not in the way President Obama wanted voters to think (he meant a change in decisionmakers and the way things are done politically, what's really happening is a fundamental change in the way we live our lives, how the economy operates, and what drives businesses, people, and all decisionamekers). That's how a capitalist society works; it's built on change; the market is constantly changing based on what consumers desire and what the market demands and what is the most efficient; And we as individuals also need to adapt to change to what society demands. Smartphones, social networking, wireless devices, solar panels, alternative energy, fuel-efficient cars, stealth planes, these are the things that will define the rest of this decade and beyond; we need to be aware of these changes and adapt.
When you think about it, that's life: Life is constantly happening, things are always changing, there is no status quo; which just means we all need to adapt, and whoever adapts best will most likely succeed. Fantasy basketball: the seasons' always progressing; you gotta pick up guys from the waiver wire to compensate. Tennis: the ball is always moving, you gotta move your body to get in position Life: you gotta roll with the punches. Your car breaks down, gotta get it fixed. One career didn't work out; gotta find something else you're good at and start a new one.
So in 2011, the main thing I gotta do, if nothing else is: adapt to what's happening otu there. Be well positioned for when my opportunity comes. Because it's gonna come: There's a change coming in America, and we all gotta be ready for it.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
DaMan promised in 2009 that 2010 would be HIS year, and.......it really wasn't. He didn't achieve many of his goals, he didn't "break through" in the way he wanted to, and in many ways it was disappointing, but I like to count my blessings.... on most of the important things, I actually did have a successful 2010. Lost 15 pounds, spent a lot of time with my family, held two different PAID jobs (yay!), improved my basketball game, finished whole TV seasons of the Wire, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, Friday Night Lights, Pushing Daisies, Firefly......good shows one and all. Didn't win a fantasy championship or an NCAA tournament bracket, but placed 3rd in the bracket and continued my run of making the playoffs in all my leagues. Stayed healthy, stayed fit, stayed tragedy-free (cross my fingers this year too), and even helped my sister with her interpersonal and physical skills.
In this year, the Year of the Rabbit, I hope to do the following:
1. Maintain a healthy interpersonal relationship with a certain someone;
2. win a fantasy trophy (get some hardware somewhere, almost don't care what type of sport it is)
3. graduate law school
4. pass the bar
5. obtain a full-time job (a job, any job!!!!!) sometime by the end of this calendar year
6. continue in my healthy, disciplined way
7. make some sort of signficiant breakthrough in my life.........something, anything!!
It's funny, President Obama took the Presidential office on a platform of change (a CHANGE in America!), and that's exactly what American society is doing, just maybe not in the way President Obama wanted voters to think (he meant a change in decisionmakers and the way things are done politically, what's really happening is a fundamental change in the way we live our lives, how the economy operates, and what drives businesses, people, and all decisionamekers). That's how a capitalist society works; it's built on change; the market is constantly changing based on what consumers desire and what the market demands and what is the most efficient; And we as individuals also need to adapt to change to what society demands. Smartphones, social networking, wireless devices, solar panels, alternative energy, fuel-efficient cars, stealth planes, these are the things that will define the rest of this decade and beyond; we need to be aware of these changes and adapt.
When you think about it, that's life: Life is constantly happening, things are always changing, there is no status quo; which just means we all need to adapt, and whoever adapts best will most likely succeed. Fantasy basketball: the seasons' always progressing; you gotta pick up guys from the waiver wire to compensate. Tennis: the ball is always moving, you gotta move your body to get in position Life: you gotta roll with the punches. Your car breaks down, gotta get it fixed. One career didn't work out; gotta find something else you're good at and start a new one.
So in 2011, the main thing I gotta do, if nothing else is: adapt to what's happening otu there. Be well positioned for when my opportunity comes. Because it's gonna come: There's a change coming in America, and we all gotta be ready for it.
Fantasize on,
Robert Yan
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