Full Disclosure: I am not a fan of New Year's as a holiday. I typically try to reduce it to an excuse to see friends and celebrate being together. That's cool and all but this year is really special. For one, I was not a blogger this time last year, and while that may not necessarily be a good thing, it is certainly a change.
Someone at a gathering last night made us aware that as 20 somethings, our eyes will now witness our fourth decade of existence. A truly sobering thought.
That is not why I decided to write this morning however. I must keep it China-focused, and where do I begin really? 2009 has seen my life change in ways I really could not have imagined even two years ago.
I cannot in all good conscience offer advice blindly via a an ill-received, rarely read blog, but it is amazing how much taking active control of your life can alter things. It is far to easy to follow a path that seems set out for you, rational, and safe. I am on no high horse, as I am currently extremely... 'invested' in China, and cannot really leave until I get a return on that, but if I can give anything to anyone of my colleagues or friends, it is this, take risks before you are unable to do so. Win or lose you learn, and hell, if you want to fall back to a normal path (school and the like) someone who has taken a unique risk, and dedicated themselves to it and failed, are so much more interesting than someone who has never taken a real risk.
It's not for everyone, but it is for more than one may think. If it doesn't kill or bankrupt you (Trump excluded) it will make you stronger.
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