No Excuses

I read "No More Excuses Can Be Found For This Team" by Ann Killion on the San Jose Sharks in the San Jose Mercury News newspaper Thur Apr 30. I watched none of the Sharks playoff games so I relied on the newspaper. One paragraph reminded me of my 2007 year: Wednesday morning was the culmination of an exit that began—let's be truthful—in February, as the Sharks began their prolonged stumble into the playoffs. There were plenty of warning signs that things weren't right, but all were happy to ignore because This Was The Year! In March 2007, I started working at Cisco. My thinking for 2007 was a good year no matter what happens. I worked at Cisco. My life was happy. Everyone was happy to at least have Cisco in their resumes. I ignored or shrugged anything bad because I worked at Cisco that was huge because I hated working at Colliers International. Nothing was worse than Colliers at the time. I admitted 2007 was actually a bad year from the blog 2007 Was Actually A Bad Year. I was happy to ignore the bad moments, and there were plenty such as inconsistent workouts at the gym, summer sabbatical was a bust, and no vacation (Anime Expo'07 was not considered a vacation). Also, the books I read were boring. Thank goodness I'm reading fiction today. The first day at Cisco was the day 2007 started going downhill. Why? I already mentioned I ignored the bad moments and I denied many of the bad moments. Another reason is I took 2007 for granted. I took life for granted. My life was carefree. I worked at Cisco and 2007 was to be a good year. Anything happened thereafter for the rest of 2007 I didn't care because I worked at Cisco. I wanted 2005-2007 to be good years—three straight good years in a row that never happened before in my life. Today, I'm growing up. 2007 is a lesson. Never take life for granted. Never ignore and never deny problems. I must earn what I want in life. No more naming years such as 2007 was "The Year I Prepare For The Big Break Part II." No more Dec 31 yearly reviews. My reviews are done daily, weekly, or even hourly because I innovate constantly, identify problems, and correct my mistakes. I'm growing up Finding Raymond Mar