Last year I promised myself I would start to adhere to the resolutions I set out for myself after many years of either completely ignoring this ritual or silently giggling at everyone's rush to make promises to themselves that were rarely realized.
It wasn't that I didn't have enough willpower to achieve the goals I laid out for myself at other times of the year, nor that I believe the New Year is some type of magical resolution enhancer providing more fuel than any other time, but more so that the New Year and a resolution combine to create a wonderful excuse for change, and change is an integral part of any growth.
So, last year I started with a baby step of only one New Year Resolution I focused on…. that was to end a 16 year habit of smoking cigarettes. Although it took about 3 months to finally kick it off, I must say it's been a complete success since I've never looked back…. so, with a glowing success on my resolution belt, Resolution Man grits his teeth and sets forth to a fast walk in 2006 with more than one resolution for this joyous year of prosperity….
1) Get Healthier: Many many years ago, in a land far, far away, there was a healthy 6', 195 pound Peter Ejtel with less than 10% Body Fat religiously hitting the gym 5 days a week for a minimum of 2 hours a session. Yes, this was over 6 years ago but one thing I know is that muscles have memory, and even though I'm in my early Thirties and don't have the stamina of a Twenty something any longer this resolution will be a focus for me this year.
2) Infuse even more Passion into everything I do. I don't think there's anything in your personal or professional life that couldn't use more effort or energy.
3) Expand the verticals I've been focusing on. Although it's been an absolute blast, and a real edge within Tucows efforts, my dedicated focus on the Blogging vertical the last year or so has left me wanting a bit as you may have noticed with the topic's I've been posting into Q4. Not that it's not fulfilling or that I won't still focus a good chunk of my efforts in this space for 2006… It's just that there are so many growth verticals happening in this industry right now it's time to spread myself around a little. This included my involvement in the Hosted Email efforts as well as more of an investment in the Domainer / Traffic Monetization space as well.
I look forward to a fast paced, growth oriented 2006 and wish everyone the best with a ton of prosperity for the New Year.
Hopefully some of you will wish me some positivity as well 
Frank provided quite the giggle this afternoon when he forwarded this article from Names At Work. AT&T is spending a half billion dollars on advertising their new blogging service, yet if you do a keyword search for blogging on their website, they return no results and suggest “logging” as the best alternative solution. 
