2010 Forecast
2010 is here, and apparently, it hails the beginning of a new decade. With it, the new year brings renewed hope and revitalized vigor to tackle the problems and challenges this year will present. It will be exciting times and I look forward to it.
Besides, these few nascent hours of 2010 are already tons better than most of the previous year.
Let me indulge myself and take a moment to make some forecasts, predictions and resolutions for this year. Maybe in another 365 days, I can come back and see how I fared.
Forecasts & Predictions
- Against the Bank of Canada’s best wishes and efforts, the Canadian dollar will reach and surpass parity.
- Despite that, manufacturing will continue to decline.
- Canadian entertainment and media industry will be quite successful this year, but will probably go through a dramatic shift in production or distribution.
- Facebook will continue its downward spiral through more “liberal” privacy policies. Nobody notices.
- It will be an awesome year for mobile - new telcos, new hardware running Android, more ways to make money in the space (advertising, apps, sponsored usage, etc.), and new ways to compute mobilry (tablets, wearable computers).
- Online advertising will keep growing (hurray!), but will bring in more competition who don’t know what they’re doing (boo), providing opportunities to teach and grow (ok?).
- Canada will win a couple of medals at the Winter Olympics, though probably only a silver in Mens Hocket.
Resolutions
- Make a real and substantial effort to go up to KW to visit.
- Travel. A lot.
- Regain a positive outlook on people and humanity
- Continue to pursue professional designations and provide leadership in the workplace.
- Let go of things a bit more. Understand I can only affect so much change, but do my best in what I can.
That’s probably a good place to start. 2010 will be a good year. I’ll make sure this will be the case.
Happy New Year, and have a great one.
scwl
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