With a new year comes a new energy and a renewed perspective. Taking a look around the blogosphere, we find plenty of posts that talk about getting rid of the old and adopting the new. Perhaps they can apply to your blogging life too!

Jeff Chandler recognizes the many advantages to having a self-hosted WordPress.org blog and that’s why he’s educating you on how to move from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. Ironically, the strategy he describes also works for a reverse migration as well.

Buzz Bishop realizes that he is addicted to the Internet, so he tried to go a day without the web. He was able to spend more time with his family and less time trying to keep up with Twitter. Do you think you could go a day without Internet? A weekend? A whole week?

Yaro Starak is a trusted authority on how to run a successful business, so when he has some advice to share, you’d better listen up. In one of his recent posts, he revisits the 80-20 rule and how you can further apply it to your 2009 business strategies.

Danny Choo may be best known for his dancing Storm Trooper antics, but he also takes some pretty great photographs. If you’re looking to expand your horizons in ’09 with some international travel, you may consider visiting Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. Based on these photos, it’s really quite remarkable there.

Derek Semmler had a reasonably happy holiday season, despite one day where he got stuck with a rather nasty commute. Looking under the tree, Derek discovered Santa was very generous to his family, offering them a new Sony LCD TV and a PlayStation 3. In addition to HDTV and Blu-ray movies, Derek will be able to play a few new games too.