MY THURSDAY THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK - OK, so the holidays are over. For some folks, they will linger on well into the new year.  They will relive parties, football games, and on and on and on – for weeks. They made New Year’s Resolutions that didn’t survive the first weekend.  They made promises and commitments to family, friends, and others that are long forgotten. They spent several lazy days making excuses and avoiding anything like year-end; self-evaluation, introspection or analysis and accountability.  No one needs to tell you that it is 2020 and this year is a blank slate and 12 months from now you will be looking back deciding whether it was a great year or one you want to forget for any number of reasons. It is time to get started.  It is time to begin in earnest what you didn’t accomplish in 2019.  So, why not live this year with; purpose, passion, desire, written goals, specific plans, self-accountability, fun, gratitude, wisdom, effort, faith, courage, kindness and compassion.  I will guarantee that if these are the foundation of your 2020 actions, thoughts, behaviors and attitudes – this year will be – one for the books – one that will live forever in your heart and mind as “WOW – I would have never thought I could have accomplished so much.”  So - GO FOR IT – NO regrets and NO excuses.