On the Verge of Something Big!

Today I celebrate my birthday. To all of you who took the time to remember, I say, “Thank you!”

I feel extremely energized and excited about the upcoming coming year – no years! I haven’t had this type of feeling since 1999/2000. During that period I retired all of my debt, got rid of most of my stuff (including my TV), and got a job with State Street Japan. This allowed me to explore Asia, the place where I met my wife and rekindled my desire to have my own business.

So here I am in 2011. I have a magical feeling that I am on the verge of some really cool and explosive times. What excites me most about the future is that I’ve finally become “outwardly” focused. I finally realize that the only way I am going to succeed is by helping others do the same. Any goal worth achieving requires the help of others and that pulling a solo “all nighter” just doesn’t cut it anymore (not that it, truly ever did.)

So what’s in store?

As far as Ibuki Wellness is concerned, I’ll be making some big changes. I’m changing the name of the company to reflect many of the personal changes I’ve been going through that ultimately are helping me be a better business person. I’m working with a designer to come up with a new corporate identity to match the new name and vibe.

I’ve also scaled back my short-term business goals and strategy. I still have every intention of expanding my health and wellness business into all 16 international markets where my partner company does business (United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands) . However, in the near future I’ll focus on serving the local domestic market along with the expat communities located here. Along the way I’ll help my customers here and abroad live healthier and, hopefully, longer lives. I’ll keep you posted on the changes over the next few weeks.

For now I wish you best of luck with your own fitness goals and to ponder the photo above. It captures the spirit of my personal and business focus on health and wellness. More than that, I’m just happy to be back in Cambridge. During my time in Asia, whenever I got home sick and thought of my “happy place” it was always of me running along the Charles.