Year End 2010

Looking back on 2010, it’s one of those years I felt like I walked three steps forward only walk backwards two steps.

It’s been a good year on the personal front, I hosted my first photography exhibit at Sovereign House, represented the Oakville Camera Club on the governance advisory board with the future Queen Elizabeth Park Community Cultural Centre and negotiating rental terms for our future meetings in 2012 in the same facility.

I made some headway on the IABC/Toronto Marketing Communications Committee with the partnership file, I opened up a new relationship with the MESH Conference and I know the executive board is excited. Two other partnerships are coming back which is good but like everything the devil is in the details.

With my job search in what amounts to a stagnant economy I learned something valuable, while there is one posted job description you see as an applicant, there’s another, in the head of the hiring manager or committee, and you won’t know about that job description until you are actually in the job interview. It comes down which of the “nice to haves” become must haves in terms of skills and experience.
I think 2011 will be much better on the job front, more interesting leads are coming to the surface which is good (fingers crossed).

Somewhere in the back half of this year I fell in love, been a long time since that last happened and unfortunately it’s unrequited. We known each other for a couple of years now and we have what I call a practical chemistry between us along with shared interests and goals. I have not told her as of yet and I’m not sure if it’s even meant to be, thank lousy timing for that.

For me 2011 is a blank roll of film, I have no idea what images will appear over the course of the year. I don’t make resolutions as a rule. Piece of advice, you want something to stick make the change on your birthday. That being said, I do want to give yoga a shot and get back on the running bandwagon again...

Travel is another part of my plans for the coming year, I’m overdue to revisit New York City and I have a place to stay in Manhattan, all I have to shell out for is travel and food.

Finally I have plans for another photo exhibit this time with my brother Alex and it’s going to be really cool. Stay tuned for developments on that front.
Happy New Year and may 2011 bring prosperity and happiness to you and your family.