Year in Review

I was watching television the other day and noticed all the Christmas and Year in Review specials. I went back to my New Years Resolution post from last year and took a look at it. 3 out of 6 isn't bad, but it could certainly be a lot better.

While I should go back an revisit the 3 that I did not accomplish, I have just one resolution this year that encompasses everything really. It came about in a conversation I had with a group of friends yesterday, and really it's just one line that succinctly covers probably my biggest problem.

1) Grow a pair.

I noticed from reading my posts and comments from others in general, that there's an overarching theme in my life. It's that I don't have the gumption to really go after what I want. Partly out of fear of failure/rejection, partly out of laziness, amongst many other reasons. And it's not that I don't want these things in my life. Canadian culture in general is one of complacency and overly political correctness. We have a problem stepping on toes and afraid of our own shadows. Add that to the conservative asian background and an upbringing of a long line of worriers and overly cautious people, and voila, you end up with me.

So I thought this line summed it up pretty well.

So it's about time to man up!