2020 End of Year in Review

Yeah, it sucked, but did it?

Greetings and welcome to almost the end of 2020! Seems we’ve been waiting on this for a while.

But was 2020 really all that bad? I mean, on a global scale, perhaps we’ve had better years, but I gotta say, personally, this year was the cat’s meow (literally).

Here’s my breakdown of why my year was great.

• Finally got to telework full time. I have been a proponent for this for a long time and this year, we were forced into it and me and my team killed it. We increased productivity 30% all while having a happier and healthier work/life balance.

• Got my other knee operated on. Finally! Now, the new year should find me back on my bike, on the trails and living my best, pain free life.

• By virtue of WFH, got to spend more time with my wife. She spent 20 plus years doing the home/parent thing by herself while I sailed the 7 skies, and it’s nice to have the time just for us.

• I started this email.

• I wrote more.

• I meditated more.

• I actually focused on me.

• I created a ‘set’ of Self, Team, Mission to align my, and my team’s, priorities.

• I set a plan and schedule for retirement and moving on to starting my own distillery.

And I could go on, but that’s enough. The point is, this was a year much like any other year, it was a year of you made it what you made it, just like all the rest. You either took the opportunities and thrived or you let global circumstances be an excuse or a crutch and a reason why you couldn’t instead of a 'why not’.

And here’s the cool thing….it’s not too late, you can thrive, just pick up and start. Do 1 little thing, and do it consistent. Dream big but plan hard, do the work and focus.

Make 2021 your year.

Let’s make it the dawn of a new era and step off boldly.

Semper Fortis

Chief Chuck