I choose 1-5 things I want to work on in the coming year. Work out more, start a blog, do more freelance work, don't drink beer... or at least not as much. You name it, I tried it - and failed at most of it.

Collaboration doesn't just make you better at your profession. It develops you into a person of impact. 

I felt bitter, helpless, stuck and I didn't know who I was anymore. I was still working at my dream job but I felt lost and my goals completely unattainable. I felt hopeless.

Fortunately, something clicked and I realized unless I decided to do something about it, this was it.

Change is a form of loss, and with loss you have to grieve it

That's when I realized I hadn't allowed myself to grieve the loss that came with my decision. And when I did — it was so freeing.