2014 was the Year of Intentional Disruption. It was a year of new experiences, many new friends and new realizations. Here are 12 of the lessons I learned throughout the year:

1. Self-worth is priceless.
2. High standards are absolute requirement for happiness
3. Tears are good and shouldn’t be stopped
4. Taking emotional risks are the biggest risks of all
5. Pre-judging someone is the surest way to dilute their value
6. The alchemy of partnerships and ideas is very real
7. Respect commitments and honor relationships
8. Love the best in others and express it to them
9. To be raw, un-produced and unfiltered to people who’ve earned that.
10. Not everything mysterious can be explained.
11. That hearts can talk to each other in stillness and when separated by distance.
12. There are parts and corners and levels of me that I didn’t know existed.

If 2014 was the year of intentional disruption, then 2015 is the year of expansion. I can’t wait to see what 2015 holds!