Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you.

Okay, let’s say it together, “I resolve to…”

To what? To stand on your head and spit nickels? (That was a favorite of my mother.) Probably not. But tradition gives us a chance to start the year anew, with a fresh perspective and a new attitude.

That’s expecting a lot out of a simple turn of a calendar page. Did anything really change when you clicked one more digit at the end of the date?

Only you can tell.

But if you’re looking for a socially acceptable time to announce some sort of change in your life, here’s your chance. Everyone lets you do something different because it’s a New Year.

Your career move? Take the opportunity and run with it. Why not? Maybe the next chance you’ll have is your birthday — and if you do it then the words “midlife crisis” could come out and ruin all your fun!

Have a great 2011.