2023 Year in Review

It’s the end of the year and as I think of what I want to do next year, I’d like to review what I’ve accomplished this year. I find that if I don’t do this, I generally forget what I’ve done and makes me feel like I haven’t done much at all. So here’s a list of things that I’ve done this year:

• Business and Finance

  • Launched 8 projects for the 12 startups challenge
  • Grew my consulting business to a point that I am making enough to cover all my expense and still have a great lifestyle

• Health and Fitness

  • Started playing drop-in touch rugby
  • Started playing drop-in basketball

• Adventure

  • Travel Trips
    • Ski Trip to Utah and Colorado
    • First time in Chicago, IL
    • First time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • Brisbane, Australia
    • First time in South Island of New Zealand
    • First time in Yukon, Canada
  • Festivals
    • Hot Dog Day - Fernie, BC
    • Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival - Kaslo, BC
    • Mogul Smoker - Fernie, BC
  • Flew in a helicopter for the first time (total of 4 flights this year!)
  • Spent time at a backcountry ski lodge for the first time this year. Highly recommend Mt Carlyle Lodge if you’re interested in backcountry skiing.
  • Picked morel mushrooms (approx. 250lbs over 2 weeks of picking), let me know if you’re interested in purchasing and trying some.
  • Caught my first Red Rocks Amphitheatre show

• Personal Development

  • Learnt about LLMs and how to utilize them for automation
  • Started getting into woodworking again by building a few things for the house and workshop
  • 265 days of Duolingo streak in Spanish

• Other

  • Received my Canadian Citizenship
  • Finished up some little projects around the house

As you can see, it’s been a bit of an adventure year. A lot of travel and a lot of new experiences. I’m looking forward to what 2024 will bring!

What’s Next?

Here are some of the things that I’m looking forward to completing in 2024:

• Business and Finance
  • Continue to grow my consulting business
  • Get at least 1 of my side projects to make some income
• Health and Fitness
  • Wake up and stretch more consistently every day, noticed this is lacking since I don’t have a routine anymore
  • Eat healthier
• Adventure
  • Go cat-skiing
  • Hike the ‘O’ trek in Patagonia
  • Hike Mt. Loki in the Purcell Mountains
  • Pick morel mushrooms again!
• Personal Development
  • Get back into electronics by completing at least 1 electronics project
  • Get back into woodworking by completing at least 1 woodworking project
• Other
  • Donate to local charities in Kaslo, BC
  • Fix up the house and tidy up my workshop
  • Write more

Let me know what you think and what your own goals are for the year!