Change

I spent the better part of 2008 thinking about change. Political change, mostly. Moving forward. Learning from the past. Hoping. Believing. This spring, that feeling of change has extended from the vast political realm to my very own little entrepreneurial one, changing the way I do business in the months and years to come. It was a change spearheaded by me rather than being cast upon me, which is what I think would have happened had I not taken the bull by the horns and faced the agent of change head on.

Making changes, particularly when things have been going on the same way for a long time, even if on a downward slide, is hard work. But just as President Obama, who inspires me every day, can be hopeful in the face of such a great challenge, I too am embracing my own change, am invigorated by it and scared to death of it.

This spring, as you usher your business into a new season, remember that change will happen, whether we want it to or not. As that astute philosopher Ferris Bueller once said: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Don't miss it. Ride the curves. Force the curves. And hold on tight.