We're all smarter than we think...but

Where to start? This seems like a good place so try this. You CAN read it and the faster you try to read; the easier it is:

"I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rsecherear at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit plcae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lleter by istlef but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas thoguht slpelnig was ipmorantt!"

So, we're smarter than we think but let's put this into some "New Year's" context. Thanks to Bob Yap in Malaysia for sending me this very poignant quotation:

"It is how you act not what you think that will determine your success;
It is how you think not what you do that will determine your happiness"

As always, it is our preparedness to act upon those well-laid plans and New Year resolutions that makes the difference. A dream is step 1...but it is still only one step. Then comes a plan, a timeline and (here's one that most people miss) a system of accountability - preferably to a person that you respect, admire and who has already done what you hope to achieve!

Later, after the dust has settled and regardless of our results, we are left to ponder our success or otherwise; and it is in that pondering that we are often most challenged. I leant this from Nancy Dornan: It IS possible (and biblically sound) to be grateful for what we have and still want to have and be and do more.

If 2009 wasn't everything that we hoped for, then let's take all those accumulated experiences and wisdom and invest that in the achievement of our goals in 2010. Grateful for what we have but not content to rest on our laurels.

"Dream like a child; plan like an adult; work like there's no tomorrow"
Have a great 2010,

Michael Abrahams