"Daydreaming, Following Your Intuition, Romantic Improvisations"

For the New Year, the Wall Street Journal asked some influential people three questions: What professional project do you plan to complete in 2009? What personal resolution do you finally hope to keep next year? And what problem should your industry or professional community tackle more effectively?

As to that last question, my favorite answer came from a man named Phillippe Petit, the wirewalker in the documentary "Man on a Wire." He said, "I live in the clouds, among the birds. My problems are the treacherous wind currents, and ah yes, on the ground, the men and women who have been trained to say no to miracles. So, let's include in next year's school curriculum classes in daydreaming, in following your intuition, in romantic improvisations."