Growing Up

2018 was a year of refuelling. Financially, physically, emotionally. Every dimension. I felt pretty burnt out by the end of 2017 and was ready for change. I made three decisions coming into the year: Start a new thing | 100%. Start cycling as my #1 sport and and ride 5,000km | 100%, 80%. Avoid alcohol for the entire year | 33%. At a personal level, I feel good about 2018. I’m infinitely more positive than I was a year go. Stepping back, I know I’m insanely lucky and privileged to have a happy family, good health, food on the table, relative freedom and autonomy. ...

Some exciting news to share: I’ve transitioned out of an operating role at RecruitLoop and my exceptional cofounder Paul Slezak will lead the business through its next phase. I’ll continue supporting RecruitLoop as an advisor and board member. This was a decision we made collectively at the end of 2017, and we’ve spent the first months of 2018 ensuring a smooth transition. I’m proud to share we’ve now completed the transition, with minimal impact on our clients, community and team. ...

We had a baby last year. Her name is Zuni Dawn and shes the best thing that ever happened to me. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at my social media accounts. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, she doesn’t exist – beyond an obligatory announcement of her birth. It’s not because we don’t care. We love her more than anything in the world and have seen our lives transform into an obsession of firsts, smiles, cries and ignored concerns about lost habits, interests, and social lives. ...