Happy New Year! 2008: The Year of Greatness

Happy New Year everyone! Just checking in to wish everyone the best for 2008. As many of you know, I have a theme for each year that I carry throughout in order to keep me on track. 2007 was the Year of Prosperity. I am happy to say that our family had a great year financially as well as health-wise. I would say that we have prospered in both of those areas beyond my satisfaction.

So with no further distraction, I would like to announce the theme for this year. 2008 is now known as:

The Year of Greatness

Why did I choose that? Because there are a few areas on which to focus in order to achieve greatness. We're looking at health, career, and family.

Regarding health, the development of our children is paramount. With Davey's diagnosis with autism, there's an opportunity to be great. As an executive at PatientsLikeMe, I have the opportunity to help consolidate the prevailing knowledge and create NEW knowledge in autism by starting a community. That endeavor is slated for 2008.

Professionally, being "great" comes with much sacrifice. I define career greatness not just by my individual success, but also by how many others I help to reach higher levels and unlock their potential. As a member of the Board of Advisors of the Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson, mentoring more students about entrepreneurship is my main focus. I want to help others achieve greatness.

Our family greatness is an ongoing progression, but we'll measure it by the combination of how well we utilize our financial resources, maximize our children's life experiences, and ascend our family's influence in a number of areas externally. It's not enough to just help ourselves. We must help others as well.

So best wishes to everyone in 2008. Find your greatness. Live it. Achieve it. This is the year.