Every year for the past 10 years, I’ve taken this 1 Hour on the 31st of December and thought more about the Full year… with the Good, The Bad & the Ugly….
This year, i didn’t think of 2009 only… But rather the whole 10 years…. and came out with the New Year’s Resolution;
Maybe it’s the first time i write about this, but here’s how my last 10 years looked like…
Since 2000, when i was still struggling at College ( yea, College experience wasn’t that Great for me, not on the academic level nor on the financial level) i had a Vision of where i wanted to be…
I always wanted to be a CEO of a Company, so i placed a deadline to achieve that when i’m 30 ( 10 years from the year 2000)… and thinking realistically, i though i would reach there when i’m 35, ( ever heard the saying; wish for the stars to hit the moon? )
Beyond that i though that after i will have my company for 4 – 5 years, i will work in a Multi-National like Microsoft, Oracle or Cisco… so at 35 – Supporting the first theory of 30 – i will be working in a Multi-national…
And i said, it’s ok.. To think 15 years ahead 
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I wasn’t the good student, ( i Even failed several times in College – to be precise .. 3 YEARs … Yes ME!!)… my life wasn’t perfect… and it was HARD… some years i used to work in like 5 different Jobs at a time, including Cleaning up DUST in the University Library & re-ordering books in Alphabetical order… in addition to working as a DJ (sometimes i used to work 2 days to make a CD to be sold for 20$)…
Well in Brief, very few (going down to barely NoOne) except my Friends, believed that i would actually be SOMEONE, Someday, (which gives you a Note of WHY I LOVE MY FRIENDS THAT MUCH)…
There were times that Companies didn’t even Accept to INTERVIEW me…. and thought that i wasn’t “Good Enough” to work for them…
Things started to See the Light in 2002, I’ve work several awards here and there, and got a great confidence in my ability to Jump High…
The Breakthrough of my Career Life & My Personal Life was in 2005… I was working in a Nice & Respected Company in Lebanon, Teaching in a Technical Institute (Yes i was a Teacher for 3 years), and doing some freelance work on the side… and i Pushed everything away and Started HBPRO at the age of 25, which was the company i visualized it happening since i was 20 years old… it was the first time i was a General Manager, and in a short period of time, HBPRO had 28 employee and operating in several countries with High Budget and High Profile Customers….
I used to Sleep 4 hours a day for like 11 months, and learned most things on my own… and faced several exceptional TIMES like WARs & Economical instability… and dealt with Behaviors in my company of Employees who were even 10 years older than me… but guess what…. i always Believed in ME… and i always Believed that i will Make it…
HBRPO was a Success, and at 2007 i got an Opportunity to Work in Microsoft… As a Technology Advisor Covering The Eastern Mediterranean Area, that includes, Malta, Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan… and helping out through the Bigger Area of Middle East & Africa;
I’ve done so many achievements in the past 10 years, and the best of all is that i achieved my Millennium Vision 10 years ahead of Time 
) … I’ve became a GM of a Company at 25 Vs. 30 & I’ve started working in a Multi National at 28 rather than 35;
on the 19th of December 2009, I’ve celebrated my 30th Birthday, which was the best birthday i’ve ever had so far;
Now looking back… I’m very Happy with the Achievements I’ve made in the past 10 years, but i’m not quite happy with the quality of Life i’ve been living… it has been too focused on work… less on Samer… i used to Travel on Weekly basis last year; didn’t have much time to focus on what’s important in my life…
So Since October 2009; I’ve decided to lay back a little and pick up what’s left from the pieces of my Personal Life… and stop Looking too much ahead… in both Personal and Business Level…
So my New Year’s Resolution is simply this…. TODAY IS A GIFT… That’s why they call it the Present… i will try and live … VERTICAL… Elevate my self but in a Vertical Mode… meaning that i will live in TODAY… but a Higher Today….
Life will bring surprises and will present opportunities, that i will definitely take advantage of… but i will worry about them when they do present them selves… not before and definitely NOT AFTER….
Cheers,
SC
