This past Thursday was my 41st birthday. I usually take a minute to reflect on the previous year, but I find it impossible to even conceive of how much has happened in the past 12 months. Some of my greatest achievements have happened during that time…and many of my biggest disappointments, too.
I founded this Substack, cofounded a conference, cofounded an archetyping system, became a board member at Alli, launched 10+ books, and spoke at events around the country while also going to Africa on safari and Paris with my mother.
However, I also got long COVID which prevents me from doing much these days. I lost two huge publishing deals, and have had more financial scares this year than ever in my career.
Still, all in all, I can say I like being in my 40s. This is the decade people are supposed to leap forward more than at any other time in their lives, and I can say that I feel like I’ve jumped ahead more this year than in any in recent memory.
As I was going through everything I’ve do…
