Monday, December 21, 2009

time to move ahead

With the holidays drawing near and 2010 staring down on us, it is time to reflect upon the year that was and prepare for what we will make of the new one to come. Some – if not most – will look back on 2009 as a year plagued with adversity and despair – at least as relates to the economy and the impact that it has had on our own lives, as well as others around us. 

As I look back at the year, I am filled with mixed emotions recalling the events that unfolded as the year went along for me personally. If I had to sum my year up in one word it would be "uncertainty". As soon as the year began, I could sense that there were bitter days to be seen ahead. The economy was hitting record declines on a daily basis and many employers – including my former – had already started talking about large layoffs. At that point my uncertainty had well set in. I watched as my friends and colleagues were pushed out into a flood of an unemployed workforce. Good leaders were being let go for the wrong reasons, and poor leaders were left with jobs because they were less expensive. Morale was hitting lows that I had never seen before and you could just see the fear and stress upon the faces of all of those that were fortunate enough to still have a job. 

This world that I was living in was starting to take its toll on me. I was not the person that I wanted to be on both a personal and professional level. When the mid-point of 2009 was drawing near, I knew that I had to make a decision. I had to make a change. I made the decision that life is just too short to be consumed by the misery of doubt and uncertainty around the things that I cannot control. I decided to take a step into a world of uncertainty that I had never experienced before, and I did what some people told me was crazy. I willing left my job during one of the biggest economic downturns that my generation has ever seen to start a business of my own. But rather than being consumed by this new feeling of uncertainty, I embraced it for what it was… Hope and endless possibilities. 

So here we are looking at the face of 2010 and by no means has the uncertainty been erased. In some ways it is even greater. However, the uncertainty that remains is not the kind that breeds fear or doubt – it is the kind that fuels excitement and anticipation of what the next year will bring. 2010 is going to be a flagship year for virtualwirks. We are excited to look at 2009 through the rear view mirror for a lot of reasons, however, it will not be one that we will ever forget for a lot of different reasons. With all of that said, we are now focused on what is in front of us. We understand the importance of getting out of the starting blocks on the right foot and hitting stride as quickly as possible. We carry that same sense of urgency over to our clients to help elevate them and their remote employee models to the levels that will make 2010 a flagship year for them too. 

Good bye, 2009. Bring it on, 2010 – we are ready to make it everything that it can be. 

Cheers!

–Tadd 

1. Roxie says:

   April 11, 2011 at 2:09 pm

   In awe of that anwsre! Really cool!