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Reflections for the New Year

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My friend Renee sent me a list of questions, designed to help me reflect on the past year, and set some clear goals for the coming one. I’m including the questions, so that all of you can answer them for yourselves, as well. Unfortunately, I cannot answer all of these on a video, or it would be a few hours long. But these really made me think, and I’m very glad Renee sent them. I’m definitely interested in hearing your answers, as well.
Completing 2007:

  • What was your biggest triumph in 2007?
  • What was the smartest decision you made in 2007?
  • What one word best sums up and describes your 2007 experience?
  • What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2007?
  • What was the most loving service you performed in 2007?
  • What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2007?
  • What are you most happy about completing in 2007?
  • Who were the three people that had the greatest impact on your life in 2007?
  • What was the biggest risk you took in 2007?
  • What was the biggest surprise in 2007?
  • What important relationship improved the most in 2007?
  • What compliment would you liked to have received in 2007?
  • What compliment would you liked to have given in 2007?
  • What else do you need to do or say to be complete with 2007?

Creating 2008:

  • What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2008?
  • What advice would you like to give yourself in 2008?
  • What is the major effort you are planning to improve your financial results in 2008?
  • What would you be most happy about completing in 2008?
  • What major indulgence are you willing to experience in 2008?
  • What would you most like to change about yourself in 2008?
  • What are you looking forward to learning in 2008?
  • What do you think your biggest risk will be in 2008?
  • What about your work are you most committed to changing and improving in 2008?
  • What is one as yet undeveloped talent you are willing to explore in 2008?
  • What brings you the most joy and how are you going to do or have more of that in 2008?
  • Who or what, other than yourself, are you most committed to loving and serving in 2008?
  • What one word would you like to have as your theme in 2008?

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January 4th, 2008
at 6:27pm

that really made me think… the New Year should include some review of what happened last year and some planning for what you want to happen this year. Reflections for the New Year includes reflections on the past and some goals for the future.http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/01/03/reflections-for-the-new-year/

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January 4th, 2008
at 4:28am

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Left Of Center

January 4th, 2008
at 2:00am

Chris Pirillo »Reflections for the New YearPosted 8 minutes ago

lakercoolman

January 3rd, 2008
at 10:36am

Great reflections, chris keep up the great video 5 stars

AppleMacNerd1024

January 3rd, 2008
at 10:36am

My best desicion was making the switch to Mac

stormannormancom

January 3rd, 2008
at 11:18am

Great Video, Chris looking forward on seeing what you do in 2008!

Irockman1

January 3rd, 2008
at 11:21am

Very nice video.

I would love to answer those questions, but they would take me forever to answer. I might make a video response one of these days. :D

willteddy09

January 3rd, 2008
at 11:23am

ummm….no its not…..loser!

Wayne2219

January 3rd, 2008
at 11:29am

Chris you need to start spending more time with your wife before i get ahold of her she already been Emailing me

Volkerrock

January 3rd, 2008
at 12:08pm

watch my video for more tech stuff. not a blog but its cool and not a scam. message me if you think its a scam and ill explain

Lemonzo69

January 3rd, 2008
at 5:23pm

the only reason peolple call him names is because hes smarter then them

jcrist

January 3rd, 2008
at 5:53pm

15th! give me thumbs down you angry nerds!

Mikel4321

January 3rd, 2008
at 6:08pm

Chris it’s only the change of a digit, from two thousand and seven to two thousand and eight. We don’t spend january 4th reviewing what we did on january 3rd. Enjoy today.

summd16

January 3rd, 2008
at 10:44pm

Completing 2007:

* What was your biggest triumph in 2007?
-I know this is kind of stupid but my biggest triumph was graduating middle school which wasn’t really a struggle but it was the biggest thing that happened to me in 2007.
* What was the smartest decision you made in 2007?
-Probably transferring out of a different high school since I really wasn’t enjoying the prep school I had chosen and now I enjoy school a lot better in a school that’s much closer to my home.
* What one word best sums up and describes your 2007 experience?
-It was probably my most enjoyable year I have endured, I got my first summer job, my first relationship (lasted a week, but still my first) and entered the high school world.
* What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2007?
-Probably learning that everything can really change with just your own thoughts. Such as at my job you could fix anything as long as you put your mind to it and did it fast.
* What was the most loving service you performed in 2007?
-Probably buying 50 dollars worth of chocolate for my gf for valentines day and all coming down bad when she broke up with me on the 12th of feb.
* What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2007?
-I don’t really feel like i had a big piece of unfinished business in 2007 I just really want to do better in my bio course which I’m kind of struggling in it but I’m sure I’ll get through it.
* What are you most happy about completing in 2007?
-I am happy I completed a history term paper in a night and got an A on it.
* Who were the three people that had the greatest impact on your life in 2007?
-Probably Petter B, Anthony C, and Lori M, they had the biggest experience on my life because the first two are my closest friends and the last one taught me mistakes I should never do,
* What was the biggest risk you took in 2007?
-Probably sneaking out til around 2 at my shore house. Kind of scared when I came back.
* What was the biggest surprise in 2007?
-I can’t really think of any real big surprises. Though I wish I could think of one.
* What important relationship improved the most in 2007?
-The relationship probably between me and my friends most of my closest friends i met this year.
* What compliment would you liked to have received in 2007?
-None really I’m not a person who need satisfaction in myself.
* What compliment would you liked to have given in 2007?
-You have a fantastic .
* What else do you need to do or say to be complete with 2007?
-I’m really content and don’t have anything to say.

Creating 2008:

* What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2008?
- sorry but you know what i mean.
* What advice would you like to give yourself in 2008?
-Just believe in yourself and stop being afraid of your father. Haha.
* What is the major effort you are planning to improve your financial results in 2008?
-Umm since I’m 14 not much I would have to say.
* What would you be most happy about completing in 2008?
-First answer of 2008.
* What major indulgence are you willing to experience in 2008?
-Probably staying up 3 days straight.
* What would you most like to change about yourself in 2008?
-Probably just gonna stay the same.
* What are you looking forward to learning in 2008?
-First Answer.
* What do you think your biggest risk will be in 2008?
-First Answer
* What about your work are you most committed to changing and improving in 2008?
-Just improve since it will be my second year at my job and it’ll be easier to do since I’ll have some type of experience.
* What is one as yet undeveloped talent you are willing to explore in 2008?
* What brings you the most joy and how are you going to do or have more of that in 2008?
-First answer.
* Who or what, other than yourself, are you most committed to loving and serving in 2008?
-My future girlfriend (whoever she is)
* What one word would you like to have as your theme in 2008?
-Party!

summd16

January 3rd, 2008
at 10:45pm

My god that took like 20 minutes of the year 2008 for me. Damn you questionnaire!

linkinpark9812

January 3rd, 2008
at 11:12pm

These are good questions, but in my opinion, they seem like questions that you shouldn’t dwell over and think of an answer. I know it is good to have some kind of good new years resolution, but to me you should just live your life to its fullest without much worry. (Don’t we all want that kind of life? ;)

owen0334

January 4th, 2008
at 10:34am

So basically, someone sent a Myspace survey to you.

Matthew West

January 4th, 2008
at 8:19pm

Wow 2007 must be fun and 2008 must be more fun!

bradleybradwell

January 5th, 2008
at 12:00am

Chris. Wow you have done an amazing job since the beginning of 2007. I have watched your videos/livestream since the beginning of June. At first i found you entertaining(I’m Breaking up With Windows Vista). Then as the year wen’t on i found a more sirious side of you.

Since you have done the 1-888-Pirillo calls till new years eve. I think that you have had a very successfull year. It was pretty cool as you started the live stream, to making a chat, to getting youtube subscribers.

I think that your live stream has been very successfull, and i wish you luck for the rest of 2008, and longer.

brad

insanity54

January 5th, 2008
at 12:13am

I don’t do new years resolutions, as they are always doomed to fail.

mandrake2273

January 5th, 2008
at 3:25pm

I just wish these kids would quit being inmature and quit using foul language! We are all adults here, act like one!

maxmydog25

January 6th, 2008
at 11:39am

IN 2008 I would like to convenst my friends and peers to do more about global warming.

stngeneral

January 10th, 2008
at 3:49pm

I do agree with you, and I actually am just a kid, merely 18 years of age. Judging by how you referred to “us” as “kids” I assume that you are older than myself. Maybe people of your age and generation could learn how to spell? There is no such word as inmature. Just stating. LOL

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