What do you learn in year 2009?

I learned that working hard will eventually pay off. I did already know this to an extent but this was reinforced. There were times where I felt no matter how hard I had worked, I was not succeeding. Slowly, but surely, as I kept steady with the course, I managed to gain some traction and thus lead to success. Patience, which can be a virtue that I sometimes do not had, was a key component, despite all the bumps on the road to success.