The start of fall is here and so is my personal end of year
(EOY). A lot has changed since I turned 25 but overall it’s been a good. I
learned a lot, made new friends, and invested heavily in a number of “personal infrastructure”
projects. I’m using this post to pause and reflect on my 25th year. Check
back next week for an EOY post focused on ambitions and goals for my 26th
year. Stay tuned, cheers!
Year-In Review
- Started blogging again regularly
- Dipped my toe into the world of freelancing; pitched and secured 5 clients
- Visited America’s neighbor to the south for a winter getaway in Cabo
- Traveled back to Asia for a fall trip to Seoul
- Recalibrated my personal business philosophy and priorities
- Organized and planned PRSA Jumpstart
- Learned the fundamentals of HTML and launched my own personal website
- Adapted new organizational techniques
- Met a few of my favorite local “superstars”
- Started keeping secrets from my computer via an analog journal
- Island hopped in Washington’s San Juan Islands
- Lived out my “what if I lived in Capitol Hill fantasy”
- Helped manage social media strategy for Citizen University
- Learned to make Boudin from my Granny
- Experimented with startup life via Startup Weekend Seattle and Tripcierge
- Reconnected with my two mentors
- Ended one of the worst business relationships I’ve ever been a part of
- Picked up my camera and started shooting photos again
- Celebrated my first year as a West Seattleite
- Returned to the kitchen and added a few recipes to my repertoire (#JoshFood)
[Photo courtesy of davejansen1964]