Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. It's the time when many persons make announcements about what they will give up for the season. Few follow-through and it becomes like New Year's resolutions - we make them, knowing very well that not one item on the list will be fulfilled. My daughter announced that she will give up soda for the period and I said, very good, thinking that I've given up so much during the recession that I don't know there's much of worth left.

This year, I'm trying to take a new lease on life and am seriously thinking through business options. I'm not short on ideas but rather on follow-through and funding. The first is a big hurdle to overcome as I often get lost in the details. Courage fails me and my creativity fades as I think of putting myself out there and taking the challenge. But slowly but surely I'm getting there.

So for Lent, I will give up fear and make a plan to develop a business of my own...as a matter of fact, it is my New Year's resolution that this year, I get the courage to succeed.