2011: The End of the Beginning
It’s that time of the year again, where I review what happened with my plans and put the plans for the next one. This might be a long Post, so I’m going to try my best to keep it simple 
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For those who JUST Heard of me, here's a quick 1-2-3 of how I think:
- I DO PLAN… Short term (1 Year ahead) & Long Term (10 Years ahead)
- Former Long Term Plan (2000 – 2009) was All about “Building myself”, Current Long Term Plan (2010 – 2019) is about “Influencing the Life of Others”
Short Term Plan for 2010 was “The Race Against Time”
Short Term Plan for 2011 was “The Art of the Possible” - I DO EXECUTE ON MY PLANS
Here’s a Video that held the Theme of 2011, and you can read the 2011 New Years Resolution Post here
I’m going to break down 2011 into 3 Chapters
Chapter 1: Personal Life
First things first, last year (2010) ended unfortunately on a personal level, I almost got engaged (yes me 
)… So after that, I decided to PROACTIVELY push away any form of relationships. I was wearing an engagement ring to remind me of my decision (the one that I previously bought for my proposal 
), and almost in every training / event I spoke in, people thought that I was married 
.
During that time, I decided to CLEAN UP my past Relationships once and for all… I was convinced that trying to fix your past will impact positively your future & Although most of my relationships ended on good terms… NOT ALL OF THEM did.. So I started a Campaign!
And then the Brightest THING happened… I RECEIVED a reply that I have been Waiting for since 1998!!! Oh Yeah!!
and after the first 7 months, I decided to Throw away the Engagement Ring and get my mindset back to “Available”.
I wish I could end this Chapter with … “And now I’m in a relationship with a lovely girl and things are looking great” …. It Just didn’t happen YET… but at least, it didn’t happen, NATURALLY
Chapter 2: Professional Life
My professional Life faced lots of Challenges this year, I had to take some Drastic decisions in one my companies 
(HBPRO), and a restructuring have been made and a new business Model is set; So HBPRO is Now Strongly Ready for 2012!
Quick Refresh had a Fantastic Year, with Success Stories and Best Practices across the Middle East & North Africa; More than 200 Companies were Trained & Coached on Marketing & Sales, Strong Programs were tailored and implemented in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt with EXCELLENT results! 2012 will continue with The Arabian Gulf and Turkey in addition to more involvement in Algeria and some Surprises on the way
Think Community also had some changes in structure but spent most of 2011 in PLANNING & REFLECTING, and after 4 years of Continuous support to NGOs & Organizations on Topics like Online Safety with more than 12,000 Trainer, Teacher, Students & Companies TRAINED. Think Community created a very interesting new concept for Organizing Volunteering time and reaching out more with Less.. (more on that to be disclosed in 2012)
Check out a Quick Teaser of what What’s coming in 2012 with Think Community
Chapter 3: The Life No one care about 
Ok so the Above 2 Chapters should’ve taken my entire time in 2011… Well not quite
Here’s few More things I did in my SPARE time
- I Taught 2 Courses with Morgan international: Professional Diploma in Marketing | Marketing Planning & Certified Supply Chain Management | Information Technology Module.
- Was a Business Mentor with The British Mowgli Foundation coaching and mentoring Entrepreneurs.
- Became a Council Member in Gerson Lehrman Group answering questions about Technology, Marketing & Strategic Business Transformation available to Worldwide customer base.
- Did several DJ Mixes available for public download (you can listen to The Best of 2011 in 60 Minutes mixed by SC following this Link)
- Published a Book Titled “The 10 Unbreakable Rules of Time Management” available worldwide on Amazon.com (Paperback & Kindle) / Barnes & Noble (Paperback & NOOK Edition) / Apple’s iPad edition and was one of the BEST SELLERS in Virgin Megastore in Lebanon in December (One of the Busiest Months in Lebanon) !
- Spoke in International Conferences, example is the MEA Forum for Innovative Teachers where I delivered the keynote on Social Media & Web 2.0 in Education, Microsoft Open Door covering Cyber Security… etc
- Appeared as the main guest in one of the TOP 5 Talk Shows in Lebanon hosted by the famous Journalist Zaven K. , Where I was performing a LIVE BUSINESS CONSULTING to audience from all over the world in one of the first ever attempt performed by a Business Consultant to do Immediate and Live Business Consulting on TV
- Did several Volunteering Speeches here and there on topics related to Public Speaking, Sales excellence, Marketing, Advanced Body Language… etc
- Learned 2 Languages … Yes I now know how to construct basic sentences in both Spanish and Russian!! (have a Target to Finish the Entire Foundation of Both Languages in 2012)
- Spirituality level, I managed to finish 65% of the Holy Quran…
Last but not least
(REST ASSURE THAT I DID NOT INCLUDE EVERYTING )
I Wrapped up the Year 2011, that had “The Art of the Possible” as theme, with STYLE!!
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Started on the 17th of December at 10 PM and Ended on the 18th of December at 11:20 PM just 40 Minutes before the 19th of December (My Birthday ) …
WE SET A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!!
That’s right, DJ 2GreenDollars came all the way from Australia, to perform a 24h Live Video DJing Event in a Small Pub in Brummana Lebanon. The Event was organized by only 3 passionate individuals (Chris, Madonna & Elie) who Proved to the World that a WORLD Breaking Record can be done with no Complications and Historic Publicity like the one that previously Happened with the JEITA Grotto becoming one of the 7 wonders of the world…
So my friends… 2011 was the year were everything was possible… If only you have enough faith in your self!!
2012 for me will continue in the path of “Influencing the Life of Others” and will have a nice Theme… Which is “La Vie en Rose”
Happy New Year!!
SC
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