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New Year's Resolutions for IT Pros in a Down Economy

An Article Written by Scott Whigham and Published on TechUrbia

Recently I sat down and reviewed my 2008 New Year's Resolutions and planned my 2009 New Year's Resolutions. I am a very goal-oriented person and I find that the New Year is a great time to plan for success. I firmly believe the adage, "He who fails to plan, plans to fail" and, although I don't see a New Year's Resolution as a plan, per se, it is an opportunity to keep myself on the right track both professionally and in my personal life.

As I began to think about what 2009 would bring, I could not ignore the worsening economic conditions and the all too often announcements of job cuts (keep track via TechCrunch's Layoff Tracker). I started thinking hard about how 2009 would be very different from 2007 and 2008 and I thought that an article about New Year's resolutions for displaced or potentially-displaced IT workers would be a help to anyone in the IT industry.

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Announcing TechUrbia — Our New Technology and News Blog

Last month, we quietly launched TechUrbia.com as an outlet for LearnItFirst authors and I.T. gurus to post news, articles, tutorials, thoughts, and opinions. We've already had a bunch of really great articles and posts - check it out: