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The Eternal Fulfillment of a Risk-Takers Mind
On the highs and the lows.
2023 has been the most challenging year that I’ve had in a long time.
Injuries, failures, endless hours on the road, moving, and more. It’s been a lot. Professionally, it’s been the toughest year I’ve had since I started doing “my own thing” 3 years ago. Personally, it’s been tough too.
I’ve lost 10s of thousands of dollars, stability in some of my ligaments, and if I’m honest, probably years of my life from all of the stress that I’ve put myself through. I’ve gotten sick more than ever this year. In some ways, I’ve regressed from where I was a few years ago.
I’ve burned away much of the person that I used to be, and in doing that I burned some good away as well.
When I say that, from the outside, this harsh truth likely makes it seem like this year has been “terrible” for me. Like it’s been all losses and pain and suffering. Like I view myself as Jesus nailing myself to the cross of my self-development.
But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
This year has been very good at times and very bad at times. It’s had a lot of “duality”.
