It’s that time of year when we reflect upon the past and think about the future. This past year has certainly been one for the record books. But in spite of our respective challenges, and, short of the horror of actually suffering from Covid or worse, we’re all better as a result of 2020. Yes, we’re better for it!

This year has undoubtedly been one to remember. As 2020 comes to a close, our team at Cleinman Performance Partners has worked diligently to provide the support that you needed to both survive…and thrive… during what has been a very challenging year

Remember the scene from the movie Private Benjamin where basic trainee Goldie Hawn is being forced to march in a circle in the rain. Her memorable line was…”I want to go to lunch…I want to be normal again.” Perhaps that line is a timely summary of where we currently are?

My journey began over 15 years ago. For this analyst, the proverbial “handwriting on the wall” was indelible. The signals were clear. The voice in my ear increased in resonance. The time was right to speak out. Of what am I speaking, you ask? I’m referring to the point at which I clearly understood that vision plans and private-practice optometry were on a collision course.

It’s been quite a year. In spite of a world-wide pandemic, natural disasters, social unrest, economic challenges and a political system that seems to have gone haywire, we’ve much for which to be thankful. If you’re listening to this message, if you’re breathing, you’re ahead of the game.

Remember Blockbuster? That chain of video rental stores that started with one location in 1985, had over 9,000 locations at its peak by 2004, only to vanish from the planet by 2014. That’s right, from seed to dust in less than 20 years! In that short period, Blockbuster moved an entire industry from a purchase and own business model to a rental model. Their inventory intensive business was then usurped by the streaming subscription model of Netflix; a business driven by technology that wasn’t even possible a decade earlier.