Steve Parks

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the best for 2009.

It'll be a challenging year for entrepreneurs - but remember that the best entrepreneurs spot the best opportunities and create the best businesses in even the worst of times.

While everyone else is running one way, you should run the other - make that your motto for the year! :)

That's what I'm doing. I'm travelling in Asia at the moment, so this message comes to you from a very warm Malacca in Malaysia, where I'm en-route to Kuala Lumpur to celebrate the new year. So far I've explored Thailand and Singapore. Next I'm off to Vietnam. The magic of the internet means I can still do enough of my work from here.

I recommend reading the inspiring book 'The Four Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferris to find out more. I made a few pledges to change my way of working and to travel more after reading it - and I'm now enacting those promises to myself. 2009 will be interesting!

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