Introduction

Welcome back everybody! In this edition, I’ll be reflecting on a mid-year review. It’s my pleasure to share it with you.

Year in Review Framework

The key to a great reflection is in the quality of the questions you ask yourself.

Here are some of the key questions:

• Goals for the year and progress so far?
• High’s and low’s?
• Key lessons and takeaways?

—

2024 Mid-Year Results

What are my key results for the year, so far… ?

💰 100% of my wealth goal. 
The goal is to save more than 50% of my income.

👟100% of my health goal. 
The goal is to get active. To move at least 3.5x times a week.

📚 78% of my craft goal. 
The goal is to get my Master’s in Finance. I’ve finished 7 out of 9 courses so far!

2024 Mid-Year Highlights (Highs and Low’s)

What were some of the highlights for the year? 

❤️ Quality Tribe Time!
Some quality moments with the special ones…

• ☕ Coffee chats with Mom
• ☕ Coffee date with Mama Myra!
• 🌮 Taco bell and wine night with the Sis
• 🍕 Pizza night with Grandma Pat! 
• 🍷 Wine and burgers with Socios! 
• 🌄 Valle Weekend for Dad’s Birthday
• 🏈 Nephew’s football game
• 🤗 Family Time with Ryan, Stacey and the Nephews
• 🤗 Out of Town Visitors! ⇒ Mohamed A, Freddy C, Ashley D, Maged S, Kazem K

💥Friends, Fun and Laughs
Some fun, and awesome times with the gang…

• 🌶️ Hot Ones Challenge with Adolfo Lopez and Hot Sauce Freaks
• 🌶️ Hot Sauce Degustacion with Luispi
• 🇵🇦☕ Presidential Coffee!
• 💥 Chupitos & Jazz Fest with Kevin and Niki
• 🍻QBRs with Gabo!
• 🏒 Watching the Panthers win the Stanley Cup
• 🍻 Parqueos de Panas at my House! 
• 🥟 Lung Fung and dim sum with the boyz.
  🍷 Booktastic reunion
• 🎵 Started weekly guitar lessons.
• 🌴Guillermo and Kristen’s Wedding @ Nicaragua
• 🍾 Alfonso and Isa’s Wedding
• ✈️ Toronto Trip with Bro #Alumni-Reunion

👨🏻‍🍳 Chef and Meal Time!
Sharing here some of my best recipes of this year: 

• Sausages, Salmon, Adobo Chipotle Peppers
• Sardines, Beets, Frozen Veggies and Hot Sauce
• Ground Beef, Soy Sauce, Salsa Verde, Dijon Mustard, Salt, Pepper, Egg
• Beef Chili (Ground Beef, Tomato Paste, Diced Tomatoes, Black and Red Beans, Spices)
• Curry Shredded Chicken, with Veggies and White Rice
• Wagyu Beef Burgers

🐶😺 Doggo/Gato Time!

• 😇 Dallas passed away.
• 🐶 Adopted Lily & Mack.
• 🐕‍🦺 Park Days! Parque Omar, Parque Paitilla, Cinta Costera with Lily and Mack.

🍔 Burgers and Burgers

• 🍔 Cabano’s Cheeseburgers
• 🍔 Double Burger, Double Burger
• 🍔 Tower of Babel, Burger Priest
• 🍔 Homestyle Burger, Miranda’s Bakery
• 🍔 Doble Unido, Café Unido
• 🍔 Double Anti, Antiburger

📖 Read On!

• Ikigai, by Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
• Dune, Chapterhouse, Frank Herbert
• Do Hard Things, Steve Magness
• Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke
• Clear Thinking, Shane Parrish
• The Wishing Game, Meg Shaffer
• The Martian, Andy Weir
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
• Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky
• Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
• The Three Body Problem, Cixin Liu
• The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
• The One Thing, Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan

2024 Theme (Mantra + Reminder)

What is the One Thing to keep in mind for this current year?

The goal is to live a life with intention, clarity and purpose.

Invest the time and energy to understand what matters. To have clarity in purpose. To have aim and intent; and pursue it with resolve. To be “my best” and help others “be their best”. To add value. To enrich life. To create moments. To experience joy. To live and love.

Clarity. Purpose. Action. Intent. Discipline. Resolve. Impact. Growth.

—

¡Cheers! + 📸 Views & Scenes