Yes, another year has gone. In some ways that is a relief and in other ways I pause to think about how many more of them I might have left.

Last week I had coffee with one of the ’30 Somethings’ I mentor and she was going on about how 2019 would be the 3rd year of her 30 year plan.  Yes…30 Year Plan!!  

The beginning of Old Thinking

Her seriousness kinda shocked me, first, to find that she had been listening to me about her need to develop a ‘Long Game’ and, second, think that I probably will not be here to see if she made it or not.

Yes, sometimes life finds ways to remind you of your own mortality.   

I am not sure why me thinking my end game is coming up or even letting it bother me.  It is a fact of life and in all seriousness, I still have 30 years on my game plan, but then, that would be it.

Unlike my younger associates who after 30 years might have one or two more 30 year plans they could develop, I probably only have one.  

Humm, something to think about isn’t it?

What Would I Do?

So, what would I do if 2019 was the 3rd year of my last 30 year plan?

I suppose I should start calling more of the bull shitters out who have little, to none, experience in business operations but feel they do because they developed a startup and sold it in 30 days for a boatload of money.  What business operations experience did they gain from that?

Maybe I should pull back from the front lines for a few years and use my experience in developing the tools for a company that will employee creative souls who work as a hive of producers of videos and visual effects that help other businesses deliver their message clearly.

Or, perhaps I should take a step forward and take lead in marketing the need for businesses, brands, and solopreneurs to stop avoiding video-centric digital marketing.  

Of course, I could always change directions totally and start down the path of the unknown.

I suppose my thoughts on my end game are rather depressing for which I really have nothing to be depressed about.  I have my health…I have my support team and I have my growing fanbase to lift me.

Need or Want

What else could one want or need?  For me, success has come and gone over the years and being consistently successful is what could be drawing me into thinking as something I need to measure my end game plan.

As I look around at business people who have reached their final end game I see the most successful of them had all kinds of inconsistencies to their successfulness. Maybe that is how it is supposed to be. 

But, ENOUGH of all this Ho-Hum! Babbling never got anyone anywhere.

It will be upwards and onwards for me in 2019.  I’ll take this moment to look back upon all that I have achieved and resort things so I continue towards doing what I do best which is helping business people synchronize their branding with their business objectives through delivering a more consist message to the world on what problems they solve. 

For, I see everyone…every business and every brand…has a problem the solve.   

Happy New Year!!!

2019 will be the year everyone finds out problem everyone else solves.

It all starts with me continually asking…Let me know how I can help.

Happy New Year.