Measuring Contentment – 2022 Annual Review Part 2

Is Contentment Measurable? Or does the act of attempting to measure it mean you are in fact, not content? In part one, I reflected on a year that felt a bit meh, despite all the evidence otherwise. On how “more” wasn’t simply the answer, even if I expected it to be.  I was able to…

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Less Treadmill, More Trails – 2022 Annual Review Part 1

About my annual review: For the last 10 or so years, I’ve tried to look back at the year before and see how it stacks up, while also setting goals for the year to come. I find the exercise invaluable as a mechanism to be inspired to do more cool stuff. The categories Life, Fitness, Business & Travel work best for me.

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This is America.

We have flags for Ukraine, and Blue Lives Matter, and A Hero lives Here. Little kids still get killed at school. We put out signs signs that say Hate has No Home Here and Let’s go Brandon. Little kids still get killed at school. We have gun-lovers who put stickers on their trucks to tell…

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But Me, I’m Tired.

When I write, I often defer to writing about my own baggage through a lens of positivity. Things are hard, but I am lucky. Life is tough, but I have so many advantages. Challenges are real, but others have it worse. This is not that. Rather than letting my optimism get the best of me,…

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Annual Review Part 1: The Terrorist That Was 2020. Also, Luck.

Part 1: The Terrorist That Was 2020. Also, Luck. On January 1st 2020 at 7am or so 2 year old daughter, Lida had a very serious seizure. She has has had a few every year, but this was the worst we’d dealt with. As in – emergency meds not working, fire trucks and ambulances all…

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Unverifiable Annual Review: Looking to 2020

As I noted in part 1: 2019 was a real doozy. As I sat down to think about what I wanted to be different about 2020, I was drawn to a post by a favorite on a depth year. His post which is now a couple of years advocates for deeper focus, rather than wider. Re-read…

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Unverifiable Annual Review: Looking Back at 2019

Each year for the past 9 years, I’ve taken a couple of days to review my year gone by and plan out my goals for the year to come. The exercise is incredibly focusing. It causes me to channel my energy more intentionally. It makes me take action. 2019 was bananas. Simultaneously amazing and overwhelming….

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Unverifiable Annual Review: Looking Back at 2018

2018 was a year. I can’t really say it was a “great” year. Just a year. 365 days. In reality, 2018 was a bit of a dick. In August, my hometown was hit with a  epic flash flood that inflicted $75k of damage to our just-completed lake house (nope, not covered by insurance). We faired much…

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Annual Review Part 2: Looking to 2018

In spite of all the craziness, 2017 was a great year. Admittedly, the fact that I’m writing this post on January 14th says something. Given all the political, life and business craziness, I feel a bit like I’m running behind (in all the things). But being intentional when that disfunction sets in is crucial, hence the…

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Annual Review Part 2: A Whole New 2017

2017 is here. When the hell did that happen? In Part 1, I looked back at 2016. In Part Two I try to list out all the things I’ll focus on accomplishing in 2017. I couldn’t be more excited about what the year has to bring.  We’ve got a lake house under construction, and our…

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