It’s 2020. A new decade. Time to take stock of the past and look to the future.
Like everyone, I’m very proud of some of the things I’ve done, and frustrated that I haven’t achieved/grown more or better in some other areas.
Proud of...
- My time and experiences in Silicon Valley
- The invaluable lessons and insights I’ve learned about building things that affect change (movements, companies, brands, products, narratives etc)
- The support I’ve received and given to my family
- The amazing friends and connections I’ve made with some of the most amazing people on the Planet
- The beautiful and life changing loves and losses I’ve had with some amazing women
- Finding and marrying the love of my life, Aliya
- Finding a small amount of financial success to protect my current and future family from desperate struggle (not all struggle though!)
- Helping and supporting as many people as I could along the way
Frustrated by...
- Not having built anything that will outlive me. A legacy that will last beyond my death. Yet.
- Being so far away and so passively engaged in the lives of my #foundfamily. We live in so many different places around the world. I want to grow old with friends I love and admire who share a decades+ history. Still not sure how to address this.
- After a decade of feeling like SF was my home, I now feel spiritually homeless. I hope to rectify that this year.
- Scale. I need much more of it.
I look forward to making progress on these frustrations and much more in the decade to come!