One of the things I got out of the day was the sense that he really intends to DO SOMETHING… so… While he’s DOING SOMETHING… What am *I* going to be doing that’s worthwhile in the meantime? I’m making plans right now to write a few books and move away from the 95% Social Medianess that my life’s been over the past couple of years.

I’m glad that you and Rox have decided to reevaluate. Another thing that I “got” from knowing y’all is that you’re *ALWAYS* busy with work. That’s not *my* style at all. I tried it briefly, while I was still programming 9-5 and training people at the gym two evenings out of the week until 11pm. Lots of money, and LIFE SUCKED! :D The balance is spending some of your time GETTING money and some of your time ENJOYING the money you worked for.

Today… post-inauguration… I have a new feeling about time, now that there’s a President who *MIGHT* do something positive. I haven’t felt that way in a long time… Like I would never have asked myself (or, actually NEVER DID ask myself) what great things I might accomplish during the Clinton or Bush administrations. At this point, I don’t want to look back four years from now and say I did a bunch of basically meaningless stuff while President Obama and his team were working to fix America’s current problems. Whether they succeed or not, they’re TRYING and they’re DOING. I appreciate that, and it’s added a prominent layer to my concept of time and how much of it I’m willing to give away or sell to other people.

I’m delighted that whatever advice I/we were able to impart has helped. Just as much as your Final Cut Pro tips help me every time I fire it up!

It’s interesting that your posts come out at the beginning of 2009. It actually finds Rox and I questioning our own business direction and just what it is we want to be doing every day. Having a solid understanding of what is not only important to us, but also what it is that we want to be spending our time, energy, and resources on is a difficult question. One that I personally haven’t seen many people asking themselves. Most people I know tend to continue blindly trekking off to work each day, count the remaining hours on the clock, and “live for the weekend” when they can do whatever it is they REALLY want to be doing with their lives. I know exactly how this is. I’ve been living this way for several years now…

Perhaps it’s the promise and energy of change that Obama brings to the country and world. Perhaps it’s the economic crisis that our country is facing. Whatever it is, we’ve recently taken a serious and difficult look at what it is that makes us happy and where our passion currently lies. And we found it’s not in continuing to run our company, and deal with clients, the way we have been for the past several years.

So a change is a-coming! And it’s wonderful to see our friends experiencing similar situations.