It is two and a half months late, but here is my complete annual review for 2020. The year of lockdown, becoming debt free again, and SwitchPod taking off profitably.
In this review I’ll share my lessons learned in 2020, share how much gross revenue each of my three businesses brought in, and be open and honest about what it has taken over the past 10 years to go from hating my day job to thriving financially.
Read MoreEvery year I make time between the craziness of holiday celebrations and spending time with family to do an annual review.
So for 2018’s review I’m going to use a more detailed framework, go further into the weeds than normal, and be both honest and transparent. This will be really long, so…
Let’s dive in.
Read MoreLooking back at 2015 gives me a lot of reasons to celebrate.
It was also very trying year though too. It started with my wife Jen's third round of surgery to remove cancer from her tongue. The success of that and no further appearances has helped fuel Jen's recovery back to almost full strength again.
Her health challenges have pushed me to work harder, think bigger, make more, and take plenty of time to enjoy life, friends, and family along the way.
But before I look back on the rest of 2015, it helps to look back even further, going five years back to when I start doing work online. Each year while I do my annual reviews I read through my previous ones and I say to my former self, "Oh how little you know."
Read MoreEach of the past three years I've written an annual review and I encourage you to do the same.
Sometimes it is easier just to keep thinking about today, tomorrow, and the future, but looking back at what went well and what didn't go well can help you see just how far you've come and determine what to do or focus on in the upcoming year.
At the beginning of 2014, Jen and I picked a single word for the year: simplify. I'm pretty sure we failed at that.
We moved into a bigger place, traveled a lot, Jen's cancer returned, I left my job at Fizzle to go solo, and did all of the below.
Let's first take a look at all of the things I helped create or did this year.
Read MoreJanuary is one of my favorite months because I love looking back and planning forward.
And I'm not sure why most people spend December doing this. I like to work right up till the ball drops and really close out the year strong.
I don't do traditional "resolutions"... but here are my highs, lows, and lessons learned this year.
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