The pandemic turned life upside down for a lot of people. A lot of it for the negative. When you are faced with a set of circumstances beyond your control you have two choices: dwell on all of the negative or recognize what you do have control over and make the best of it. More often than not, I’m proud to say that (I believe) we chose the latter.

When Harold Macmillan became Prime Minister of the UK in 1956, he was asked what would determine the course of his government, he replied “events, dear boy, events!” In the same way today, it has been events that have re-shaped our thinking and general approach to privacy.

If I make an effort to be intentional with the first hour of my day, I respond better to fire drills at work, think more clearly and often feel way more patient with the kids.

The founders have built a brand around what a healthy work/life integration could look like. Forcing politics out of that equation feels like a miss.

Am I reading to get smarter? Or am I reading so that I can “look” smarter?

Is it possible to keep up with current events effectively without social? It is. Honestly, it’s even more effective.

It’s the one thing I’ve given up for Lent that doesn’t feel like a sacrifice. It feels like a gift.

Read widely. Get to know people who are different than you. It’s difficult yet possible to do both of those things without sacrificing your own convictions in the process.

This isn’t one of those “New Year, New Me!” posts. It’s just some things I want to get done that I feel like will help me in a lot of other areas in life.