Christmas 2009 Blog – wow, what a year it was.

It was a tough year, but somehow a happy year. Business went down and I needed to reinvent myself in 2009. This blog is to share with you all that how I managed to turn this year around. But it was rightfully one of the most craziest and enjoyable years!

Crazy is just not enough

Before setting out my future plans, I took time to evaluate my previous decade. Since I was thirty, I look at the last 10 years of entrepreneurship, travelling, loving, partying and people. I came to learn that in my nature I am very strong in socializing, networking, cooking and easily see possibilities to improve communication using the latest technologies. I’ve been appreciated as a virtual marketing & communication consultant and as a positive and energetic friend. And it were these strengths that I would build on.

Off course I also reviewed my weaknesses, for only changing those would help me out of the crisis.

• I trust people to easily and forget to ‘check’ them, this often has led me to situations where i have lost something dearly. I had to implement a control mechanism in my mind for even my best business partners. I started to work together with the 1 person that could always trust in my life: my twin brother Ha
• I spent too much money every time I earned and saved nothing. So i decided to set aside at least 30% of my income to pay of debts to save money. And business wise I would not outsource financial control anymore.
• In my optimistic anticipation, I always had told about expected positive happenings before they even occurred. And often they would not occur. So this year I decided to only tell about things that already had happened.
• I lacked professional knowledge in other areas than 3D / Virtual Reality. So I developed through the guidance of my brother knowledge about social media business and marketing within Componence. For if I really wanted to consult in communication, I would really need to know more about social media marketing and business.

Mademoisselle Anna and Monsieur Hai

Even though this crisis year was said to be the worst we had since the war, I was sure that I would also recover from this crisis fairly quick all by myself. But I was determined to this time maintain my recovery for longer than 2-3 years.

So I made an action plan:

• Decrease the costs of my company: which led to more flexibility, less fixed costs and more motivated people around me. 3DSolutions will be a part of Componence Concepts in 2010, where me and my twin brother will work together.
• Developing new skills: i explored the possibilities of social media business with my brother and for 2010 we will launch the new company with our first social media clients. I am certain that the world will develops as we described in our chameleon vision.
• Focus on the people who care for me and give for me in my time of need. I’ve connected to a very dear group of new and true friends, who have the mindset to break boundaries and to proof their value in any new circumstance. Some of them have left Kiev, but some of them are still around. Live had found a way to give me back something special in one of my biggest  moment of need: friends who truly cared for me.
• For more than 10 years I had focussed on digital products and consulting and services. I felt that I need to spread my risks and chose to focus part of my energy and effort on something more tangible and that where I could set the policy: She Tailor. At She Tailor I can set out how we communicate and do marketing online. And I know that make an amazing product that most people just love: tailored suits at affordable prices.

An impressive, outstanding and fitting Suit from She Tailor

• Pay off my debts: surprisingly even in the crisis year I’ve been able to generate money to pay off some of the debts that I’ve created for my entrepreneurial adventures. I thank my friends like Aurash, Bas, my brother Ha and my parents that they’ve provided this money. But 2010 will be the year to resolve those outstanding debts.
• Last, but not least: build on love. I’ve taken the choice to devote my time to Anna, a special lady who I met at a party at the German Embassy. Anna shows all the right qualities of a good family women. Now we are almost 10 months together and I trust that she will be a founding force in 2010 and hopefully longer than that. Here are some pictures of Anna and me in Paris.
• And the biggest surprise was the birth of my first newphew: Noah. He made my view on the world change: all of a sudden money and career are less important than our newest family member. His health and happiness would be one of my top priorities for 2009 and the future.

New life

So now the big CRISIS year ends and I’ve found a very special lady, gained more expertise on social media marketing, cut down my company cost structure, spread my attention into more tangible business, yes I am ready for my comeback in 2010. And how did I manage to do that: thanks to the love and care of my friends and realisation that that was the most special thing in my life.

I hope that 2010 will make our roads cross again and that I will get a chance to visit more of my friends to share some positive energy

I wish you all a very happy New Year. May it bring you wisdom, health and love. When you have that, and you manage to look up every day, all will come right…. be well my dear friends, where ever you are on this beautiful earth.

HaiVoltage (www.twitter.com/haivoltage)

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~ by haivoltage on December 28, 2009.