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Inspiration

Blending old and new

s we bid farewell to 2018 and greet another • "Go ahead, work some magic," by Jason Felts, March
new year, I am reminded of the enduring 23, 2009, issue 09:03:02, www.greensheet.com/emagazine.
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for four millennia – or more.
• "Change, a rewarding discomfort," by Jeff
The practice of creating resolutions for the coming Fortney, July 14, 2008, issue 08:07:01, www.
year is thought to have originated among the ancient greensheet.com/emagazine.php?story_id=853&search_
Babylonians, who made promises to earn the favor of gods string=goal%20setting
so they could start off the year on the right foot. Their A time to appreciate
new year began, not in winter, but in springtime. It was
Julius Caesar who designated the first day of January as Before re-envisioning what's possible, however, it makes
the beginning of the year. January was named for Janus, sense to pause while the year-end holiday season is in full
the Roman god of beginnings, whose two faces allowed swing and appreciate the good things in our lives, both
him to look back into the past and forward into the future. business and personal.
A chance to regroup
If you hit or exceeded all of your sales goals, did you
Today, we may not be seeking favor from capricious gods, thank those who helped you make that happen? If you
but as December's hectic and joyous holiday season gives fell short, have you appreciated those who have stood by
way to January's crisp and cool dawn, no matter what you in difficult times?
happened in the past twelve months, good or bad, people
in all walks of life are given a nudge to regroup, realign, We, at The Green Sheet, are thankful to be able to continue
reexamine and reboot their efforts as they embark on a our decades-long tradition of educating and empowering
new year. Those who have done well strive to do even the payments industry's feet on the street. It is our many
better; those who have had rude awakenings endeavor loyal readers, steadfast advertising and media partners,
to devise better strategies and implementation going and dedicated contributing writers who enable us to do
forward. this. The individuals we interact with throughout the
year both empower and challenge us to do our best in the
If you're looking for guidance on goal setting, we've midst of an industry that is ever changing.
published numerous articles on the topic. Here are some
examples In the dynamic payments sphere, we all thrive by
embracing the new while integrating it with older
• "Written goals do shape lives," by Kate Gillespie, Oct. technology and approaches that remain effective. Like the
9, 2018, issue 18:10:01, www.greensheet.com/emagazine. ancient god Janus, we look both to the past and toward
php?story_id=5824&search_string=goals&search_ the future. May you have the best of each in 2019.
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• "Reset, revive your 2017 sales goals," by Mike
Ackerman, March 13, 2017, issue 17:03:01, www.
greensheet.com/emagazine.php?story_id=5304&search_
string=goals&search_string2=steps
Kate Gillespie, President and CEO

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