I love a new year. I love the feeling that it’s the time for second chances, for do-overs, for another try at “getting things right.” The optimism of this opens my soul, even while tinged with the regrets of everything I haven’t gotten right.

This complex set of feelings seems right in line with many of my clients. Mistakes have been made, choices have gone so wrong, bridges have been burnt but still the essential human spirit longs for better and, as the poet said, “Hope springs eternal.”

One reason I love my work is the opportunity I’m given to be a partner on this hopeful path, and see the joy when things DO go better.

Happy New Year and embrace the opportunities of a New Year.