I'm pretty happy with 2007 overall. Despite the fact that I was deluded for the first half and completely miserable for the second half, the personal gains I derived from these two states of mind have been fantastic.
While I had the same trivial highs and lows most people have during the year, one battle stands out for me: The battle against cognitive dissonance.
The whole year I was on course for a career path I had chosen for all the wrong reasons. I didn't realise it at first (Hence cognitive dissonance) but after a lot a reading, a lot of learning, a lot of personal reflection and many an epiphany, I finally decided that my life was on the wrong track and needed some major changes. I decided that i'm not going to travel the safe and steady (Miserable) road and that I am not going to stick to what everyone else has already done before just for the sake of it. This year my entire philosophy on life has been turned around. I have challenged every single aspect and thrown pretty much everything I thought I knew out the metaphrocial window in my brain. To put it bluntly: The Martli I am right now is 10x smarter, stronger and motivated than the Martli that existed on 1/1/2007. There was a stage where I was honestly boarderline depressed, the distiguishing factor being I didn't cave in with the pressure and just take the safe option, I sucked it up and figured out what I needed to do. I think I am finally at that stage where I can channel this energy into something positive.
So now that 2007 is almost over, plans are in place, changes are being made and the foundations are being laid for an even better 2008. I have no idea where I want my life to head now, but have a much better idea of how i'm going to get there.
