Happy New Year everyone.  I know for many this is a time to determine a new years resolution, but I have never been one to make resolutions.  The Bible says that we should constantly be working on our areas of sin, and that the Lord will bring these to our attention.  Of course I guess a new years resolution can be something other than putting off sin and putting on righteousness.  However, for me, I have so much sin to work through, I cannot imagine another type of new years resolution.  I will use this post to make some goals for racing.

Goal #1: Keep racing a proper priority.  I have two sons that need my attention more than a race car does.  I have a wife who doesn't need it but deserves my attention more than my race car.  Keeping a proper balance can be difficult so this is goal #1 for me.

Goal #2: Obtain the remaining funding I need to race in 2012.  Of course money is important if you want to race, but my goal is not only to get the funding, but to do it in a way that provides true value to the other person.  In the past, I have only worried about getting the funding and not some much on any value for the other person.  I am supposed to put others before myself, which means in funding as well.

Goal #3: At the end of the year, I want the people who know me through racing to recognize me as different.  I want to be different in that I care less about results and more about the people I interact with through racing.  This is difficult for me for two reasons.  First, I am competitive, want to run good, and therefore have a tendency to think selfishly.  Secondly, sports can often bring out the worst in people.  I know sports have brought out my worst on more occasions than I want to remember.  It is hard to love people when you or they are at their worst.

Goal #4: I am considering different options for using racing as a tool to serve others and change lives.  I want to have a clear plan completed by the end of the 2012 searIdeas are welcomed.

Okay, I think those goals are plenty for me to focus on.  I ask all who I work close with to please help me keep these goals.  I welcome constructive feedback if I begin to lose focus.  I hope everyone has a happy new year.