andrew dodson

As 2007 comes to a close, I spent some time looking back on the year.  2007 had some good moments, for me personally, as well as on a bigger scale:

• The Point turned one year old in January.
• I celebrated my 27th birthday.
• JMB recorded & released a DVD & live album.
• Tubby Smith left UK and was replaced by Billy Gillispie.
• I closed out my third year at CLS and also received a promotion.
• I recorded the latest worship album for Crossings.
• In sports, UK basketball is falling short of expectations, UK football turned in another solid season - capped off by a second straight bowl victory, the Cincinnati Reds were average, and the Cincinnati Bengals had a less-than-successful season.
• I got to see MercyMe, Shane & Shane, Bebo Norman & Derek Webb in concert.

As I look ahead to 2008, I’ve decided to make a few resolutions.  For the past couple of years, I’ve avoided resolutions.  Here’s mine for this year:

• Get to bed earlier and wake up earlier.
• Get to the gym 3-4 times per week.
• Read one book per month (I made this resolution last year and failed).
• Manage money better!
• Read through the Bible entirely (hopefully a yearly goal from here on out).
• Blog five to seven times per week.
• Improve my prayer life.

The past couple of years, I’ve focused on meeting & exceeding my potential (mainly in a professional sense, but it carried over to my personal life).  This year, I’d like to focus more on self-discipline.  Making better use of my time, money, relationships, etc.  Following through with goals.  I set a lot of goals for myself often, but to be honest, I only accomplish very few.  If I could put this on a bigger scale, the goal this year is to meet more of my goals.

I hope everyone out there has a great 2008!