So it's been a while. I think the last time I published was sometime in February and I don't know I feel like you deserve like an explanation for where I've been.

Long time listeners of the show know that every year I try to do a,

kind of like an annual review,

but I try to time it around my birthday.

Because I see the birthday as the new year. I see it as a real moment to try and just

reflect on where you've been in the last year, what you've done, who you've been, who you've been spending your time with, and look ahead

at which of those choices you want to continue going forward.

What does the next year of your life look like?

I'll be honest, that's kind of the only reason I'm publishing today.

Originally, I wasn't going to publish until maybe August. As my birthday was approaching and I started thinking about the last year and the last seven years of this podcast and what I want to do next and where I want to go,

it felt appropriate to share some of these updates on my birthday. So here we are. So where have I been?

The short version is I've been burnt out, just very, very burnt out. This podcast when I originally started it was meant to be something that

could simplify the process of self-improvement. It would cut through all of the like BS around self-improvement.

It would cut to just the practical stuff and focus there. And I think I accomplished that. I think that so far this podcast has been very practical and has been very hands on and focused on what can you actually do right now that might have a measurable difference, maybe immediately or maybe in a few years.

And I've always been focused on making sure that those recommendations are framed

appropriately. So I've never once said do this and it's going to change your life overnight or at least I don't believe I have

What I have said is do this and it you might feel better pretty quickly you might see some kind of result or

outcome pretty quickly but you also might not it might take 10 years and you need to

decide are you comfortable investing 10 years into making this change.

And I think when we expand the timeline we look at things in a 10-year timeline, I think what it does is it helps us to really prioritize

is this change even that important to me?

Do I want to spend the next 10 years working at this with very little if any benefit coming from it?

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