Who’s Out, What’s Out, Knives Out

Two causes: Hypothermia temperatures last month and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

Effect: Nothing better to do than pour a glass of wine, and reflect the shit out of 2022. So I lit enough candles to burn the house down and disavowed the need to meet anyone’s expectations over the holidays (or any time, really.)

First question: Did I like Knives Out 2? Yes. As Miles Bron says, “can we just take a second and fully inbreathiate this moment together?”

For many, 2022 was rough, and I’m sorry. For us, 2022 was a year of hyper-transition. Raj and I furnished three homes for Afghani refugees with stuff we donated, packed up the rest, and without fanfare, left Seattle for the blue marble centered in a third-world country state. Yes, we moved to Austin, TX.

And as I reflect on that, the first thing that threw us in Austin was how nice people are. Seriously nice! In fact, I had to start being nicer (Raj called it ‘being less aggressive’), or we wouldn’t have any friends. Fortunately, we’ve met great people.

As I continued to reflect on last year, I thought about what needs to end, and I asked myself…

• What’s taking my attention away from the stuff that matters to me?
• Are there people/relationships taking too much and giving too little?
• What about projects I can’t seem to complete? And what’s the worst that will happen if I don’t?

In answering these questions, I’ve decided to

• STOP wallowing in my head, and instead, just write! I’ve been saying that for two years, and it’s become the bane of my existence.
• STOP speaking Spanish like a toddler and finally LEARN the language properly.

What am I not done with? Professionally…

• I love coaching leaders who take their power and influence seriously and want to be better at both. Let’s chat if that sounds like you and you want to work with a no-bullshit executive coach.
• I’m launching something NEW! Private Memoir™ for people who are not interested in publishing a book for the masses but want a way to privately share the intimate moments of their lives and their words of wisdom with a privileged few family and close friends. Happy to chat about it if you want to learn more.

And non-professionally, things I’m going to keep doing:

• Thriving as a digital nomad in Costa Rica, Spain, and wherever else welcomes us. (That’s why I need to learn Spanish!)
• I’m still a cat person by definition, but Austin and Seattle love their dogs, so I’ll continue to walk other people’s dogs, so I don’t seem like a pariah. If you have a dog and want it walked, DM me.

Lastly, something to ponder as we roll into 2023: “It’s a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth. Don’t you think?” said Detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out 2.

I do. Happy new year