The Year End Reflection

Analyzing the year and planning for the next one.

Austin, TX — Photo by MJ

2023 has been one of the most exciting, challenging, and transformational years of my life.

I’ve:

• gone on 27 trips
• been to 5 countries
• done 14 Jiu-Jitsu competitions
• met an amazing woman
• started The Grappler’s Diary Instagram page
• moved cities (Yee-haw!)
• gotten injured (a few times)
• gotten better (every time)
• medaled in an ADCC Trials
• fell in love
• wrote about 200 articles online
• wrote a book
• taught seminars all over America
• made new friends
• and learned tons about myself and living a better life

In this article, I’m going to try to chronicle everything I’ve experienced this year, reflect on what I’ve learned, and set a few big goals for 2023. It’s a bit of a long one, but to be fair, it’s been a long year. I hope you’ll enjoy reading this and that maybe it will inspire you to write a “year-end reflection” of your own.