2024 Reflections

As I reflect on 2024, I can’t help but think about the last four years of life and all of the changes I have experienced. It’s mind blowing to think through.I had a plan, and then another and then another. And now, I am in a place that I didn’t see myself a year ago. Since 2020, I have lived in North Carolina, California, Tennessee, Colorado, and now New York. Bruce Lee said, “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it…”. Over the last 4 years this is what I had to be to survive. I have found my way around and through.  This year was really no different.  It has been mentally, and emotionally challenging, and it did not go as planned, but progress was made. I had to be, “water”. 

Here are a few of the themes of my 2024:

Stay Liquid - There’s a show called S.W.A.T. and the main character, Hondo, always says, “Stay Liquid” before his team arrives on the scene. I take it to mean, stay flexible and willing to adjust and adapt to whatever comes your way. I’ve had to pivot, adjust, and iterate. Goals have been met, changed and plans have evolved. Staying liquid has allowed me to continue moving forward.

Consistency - This is the secret sauce, because eventually consistency will be the reason. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but being consistent will pay off. Everyday, one step in front of the other.  I promise you will see results.  Staying consistent has helped me get closer and closer to my goals. 

Discipline - For me, discipline is not only the ability to continue to work at something that is difficult, but also the self control of making the right choice versus the desired choice. Discipline has been so instrumental in helping me maintain my physical, emotional and mental health.  It also directs decision making and creates boundaries that help me remain focused.

Patience - Success takes time and it is so important to be patient. The journey will teach you so much about how to embrace the success that is coming.  That overnight success you think about is often 10 years in the making. The first business I created was extremely successful in the first year, but that came with so many other challenges. That business was also 5 years in the making. 

I will carry each of these themes with me into 2025 and collect more.  What are your themes of 2024? 

Happy Holidays!

Remember, The Journey is the Destination