Heading into 2022

Here we are.

A fresh new year. Untainted, nothing but potential.

After a furious two years focused on reclaiming the most personal dimension of my identity, I’m  psyched that I've found my Wayback and am starting from a point that’s not in the hole. It’s a whole new challenge unto itself.  

First, to be kind to myself, a celebration of what I’ve accomplished. (I’ve been bad about this in my past.) It was no less than a renaissance of my entire well-being.

My clinical health:

• I’ve eradicated my diabetes-2
• I’ve lowered my blood pressure to normal
• I’ve lowered my triglycerides to normal
• I’ve lost 100 lbs
• I’ve lowered my resting HR from 85 to 55

My mental health:

• I’ve meditated 12,015 minutes in 405 straight days
• I’ve quieted my brain and better understood, and accepted, how it works
• I’ve gained clarity on my priorities and purpose
• I’ve turned the corner on depression and know how to manage flare-ups
• I’m able to think about the future but remain present

My physical health:

• I’ve ridden my bikes 11,596.5 miles
• I’ve ridden up 318,000 vertical feet in the Rocky Mountains
• In 2021 had 1,700 PRs on my rides, continuous improvement
• I rode the 2021 Skinny Tire Event in Moab
• I rode the 2021 Triple Bypass (Evergreen to Vail)
• I rode the 2021 Buff Epic100
• I started riding with better cyclists as part of the Rapha club -I scoped out SBT with the idea that I'd like to start riding gravel

My nutritional health:  

• I’ve tracked 1,124 straight meals
• I’ve changed my relationship with food
• I’ve established healthy, new routines for how and when I eat
• I’ve established new habits around bad calories, sugar, and alcohol
• I stay hydrated consistently without effort
• I eat less meat, more fruits, and a lot more vegetables
• I’ve learned about composition and caloric density of most foods
• -I choose my places to eat or drink whatever I want

My social health:

• I’ve deepened my relationships within my extended family
• I’ve deepened my relationships with my closest friends
• I’ve met new friends from cycling — riding Jamestown with Katie Bolling from InGamba was a highlight
• I’ve lost track of several meaningful professional relationships I value  
• I have clear intentions to reconnect with those people

My professional health:

• I’ve recovered/healed from nearly15 straight years of startup stress
• I’ve started writing a book on my past with a friend in publishing  
• I’ve started a blog/podcast to share my story and hopefully help others
• I’ve helped others with apps, strategy, and career development without losing my focus on myself -I’m ready to take on new challenges and projects
• I’ve narrowed the ways I’d like to work
• I’ve established boundaries so that I never completely lose my identity and well-being  

So, like I said, a great, new starting point from which to take responsibility for what I want my life to  be, take charge and set new intentions, take care and make new commitments, and vividly, visualize my goals.

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