I only get 2019 once.

Last summer, in a tiny apartment in Paris, I ran face-first into the realization that I wasn't a better person than I'd been two years earlier.

I was less empathetic. Less interested and interesting. Less curious, less alive, and less connected to the things I really cared about. That realization stung.

But after the sting wore off, I realized that there was only one thing to do about it. Fix it - and make sure it never happened again.

So, over the rest of 2018, I got things in order, and bought a one-way ticket out of the country - and on January 1st, headed off into the Year of Awesome.

I've always been a person who took on big goals - ones that scare me. The kind that make my palms sweat and my and pupils dialate and my heart sing. So I've laid out some big ones for 2019, and I invite you to come along for the journey (and maybe make your own Year of Awesome along the way.)

Here's what I'll be doing to make myself and the world a bit better:

Living in at least 4 countries.
Making 12 apps that help us live our most authentic lives.
Leveling Up 12 personal skills.
Reading 12 books.

If this sounds like your kind of adventure, I'd love to have you along. I send out a weekly email, and post regular videos on youtube.

Below, you can find some of the highlights.

Month 1: January 2019

Country: Argentina.

I land in Buenos Aires the first week of January, and will find out very quickly how rusty the Spanish I haven't spoken in three years is. And how I'll survive in one of the world's meatiest cities as a vegetarian. Wish me luck!

App: Values Compass.

I have this [great exercise] to find your values that I do with my coaching clients (and myself, every year). But it's a bit of a pain to print out 100 cards, and cut them all out. So, I'm building an app to make it easy. :)

Skill: Video Production.

Since I'm also properly starting my Youtube channel in all of this, I really need to have some skill with video production. So, this month, I'm going to level up my video-making skills from zero to hopefully entirelly suck.

Book: Factfulness

Thanks to Bill Gates for this recommendation - Hans Rosling's Factfulness is a book that all of us should be reading - about how we keep getting the basic facts about the world wrong, and what we can do about it.

Month 2: February 2019

Coming soon! Feel free to vote!