I dubbed 2019 the Year of Action. After two full years of significant life transitions, I needed to get back to doing the things that had always brought me joy and fulfillment: making software, music, and podcasts. One thing that I had discovered during the two years that preceded 2019 was that your passions and art can’t move you out of a dark transitional place, you must make your way out of that place before you can resume your passions and art. At least that was the case for me.
I was finally moving forward as 2019 launched. As the year began, I really needed to move my life to some sense of normalcy, something that would require big projects like selling and buying houses, and making decisions that would set up the future. And so a lot happened in 2019. I established a new (hopefully) permanent address, began performing music again, launched two new podcasts (DO.ERS and 5BY5), and had my best software development year ever.
What next? Well, the problem with a year of BIG action is that most of the work happens once, like buying a house and moving, or the work is foundational, requiring a lot more effort to get things started than will be required to continue projects, like launching new podcasts. Now it’s time to establish some patterns, create some consistency, and ultimately find some rhythm so that I can take advantage of all that was started during the Year of Action.
2020 is the Year of Rhythm. It will be all about establishing creative consistency and personal sustainability around those three things that I love to make: software, music, and podcasts. I have some exciting new ideas to implement with my software development business that will set up the opportunity for incremental growth over the next several years. I’m going to establish a regular musical practice and will be releasing new music throughout the year. I’m dedicated to publishing all three of my podcasts (including Erase the Filter) on a consistent regular basis. The foundations for all of these things have been built, now it’s time to find the rhythm required to execute them and have a whole lotta fun doing it!