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Smith: Make 2015 great

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As the New Year approaches, the traditions of the season call for retrospection, introspection and prospection — what was learned from the past, what’s going on right now and what’s ahead.

With a new year at hand, here are a few glances in the rear-view mirror, a direct look in the mirror and a peer through the looking glass of 2015.

Retrospection: A few things I’ve learned from the recent past, in no order or ranking of significance:

Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.

The only difference among individuals is the set of core values that drives them. Everything else is built on that foundation — however strong or weak.