2024: Year in Review (Part 2)

Introduction

Welcome back everybody! In this edition, I’ll be reflecting on the 2nd half of my 2024 year in review.
It’s my pleasure to share it with you.

2024 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:

What was the goal for the year?
What were my results?
High’s and low’s?
Lessons and takeaways?

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2024 Goals

What were my key goals/results for the year?

💰 100% of my wealth goal. To save a specific % of my income.
👟 100% of my health goal. To move more than 3.5x per week.
📚 100% of my craft goal. Completed Master’s in Finance.

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2024 Results

And what else!

🐶 304 Dog walks
❤️ 262 Hangouts (Vickie, Family, Friends)
👟 72 Workouts

And what else!

🎙️ 35 Podcast Episodes
🍿 34 Movies
✍️ 34 Journaling
📖 21 Books
🚀 16 Blog Posts
🎥 10 TV Series

And what else!

📚 9 Master’s in Finance courses
🎯 3 Salesforce Certifications
🎯 2 Scrum.Org Certifications

And what else!

✈️ 4 Travel Adventures (Nicaragua, Toronto, San Francisco, El Salvador)
💥 1 Heck of a year!

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2024 Highs

What were some of the highlights for the year?

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

🐕 Dog Parks with Mack, Lily, Vickie (Paitilla, Cinta Costera, Clayton, Parque Omar)
☕ Cafe’s with Mack, Liky, Vickie (Unido, Athanasiou, Miranda’s , Gamboa Baking Co)
☕ Cofifi with Rey H. & Alberto D.
💥 Fundays with Luis (Dim Sum, Gambei, Drinkypoo’s)
🎂 Birthday Dinners (Anna, Piu, Molo, Raquel)
🎂 Beto’s Bday @Lung Fung with Kevin & Fer
🎂 Vickie’s Bday @Hikaru
🎂 Mama Myra’s 90th Birthday!
❤️ Pizza Nights with Alvarado Family
❤️ Sibling Nights with Luis & Alexandra
❤️ Gabo’s Sweet 16 @Furia!
❤️ Robbie’s Pizza Party @Athen’s.
❤️ Mom’s Bday, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day @Luis’s! (Tremendo Host!)
❤️ Dinner with Tia Malu, Grandma, and the Picard-Ami Family
🌄 Valley Weekend for Dad’s Birthday
🌄 Valley Weekend with Vickie & Clay
🌄 Valley Weekend for Fiestas Patrias
🤳 Videocalls with Chris B., Connor S., Talal M, Kazem Kutob

💥Grateful For: Fun and Laughs
Awesome times with the gang…

🍻 Alfonso’s Bachelor Party Weekend @Buenaventura
🍻 Kevin’s Bachelor Party Weekend @Isla Grande
🍻 Panas, All You Can Taco @C.Union
🍻 Panas, Oktoberfest @Casa Bruja
🍻 Panas, EoY @Steinbocks
🍻 Panas, X-Mas @Ramos
🍻 MAGA, Party at @Cielo
🍻 ADR Party @Furia
🍻 QBRs with Gabo!
🍻 Night Out with Javi, Matthew and Luis!
🍻 Catchup with Josh!
🍻 Catchup with Alexis!
🍔 Burger Night with Alberto Gateño
🏈 Sunday Night Football with Alvarado Primos
🥂 Engagements (Kevin and Niki, Fer and Sofi)
🥂 Weddings (Guillermo and Kristen, Carlos & Gianna, Alfonso & Isa)

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2024 Lows

What were some of the low’s for the year?

😔️ Things I didn’t do well, can do better, or am still working on…

Managing past childhood trauma in present moments.
Being strict on myself, but kind with others.
Curbing my default reactions. From reacting > to sensing > to responding with intention.

😶‍🌫️ When it comes to internal clarity work…

Communicating with clarity and brevity.
Building and giving trust. At work & at home.
Acting from within; from a clear and strong internal compass.

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2024 Lessons

What did I learn? What did I takeaway? What’s on my mind?

🎯On Clarity and Perspective

Self-Love is the highest form of love.
Stop taking it personal. Lighten up.
Find peace. Balance ambition & expectation.
Who you Are. What you Value. Why You’re Here.

💪 On Health

Morning routine is a superpower.
Outdoor walks are a cheat code.
Protect the sleep at all costs.
What you eat is how you feel.

🛠️ On Work

Play to Win.
Pick Your Hard. Do the Work.
Remember, it’s your choice. Agency.
Focus. Prioritize. Execute. + Delegate. Empower. Ask for Help.

📖 Quotes to Live by

“The price of success is paid in private”.
“Intensity impresses. Consistency transforms”.
“Excellence is about consistent execution”.
“The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life”.

🎯Final Thoughts

Show Up. Step Up. In a way that ONLY you can.
Genuinely be there for other. Touch base. Care.
Everyone’s going through their own shit. Be kind.
The point of life is to live. To make it your own.

2024 The One Thing

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

Practice Kindness.

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2024 Gratitude

For those of you that know me personally, you know this essay post is one of my favorite things to do every year. I share it with the goal that it might inspire one or many of you to carry out your own personal reflections, notice what you’re grateful for and build a sense of clarity and purpose in your lives.

If you’ve read, enjoyed or even followed these posts throughout the years, I just want to say… I am grateful to all of those who have made this year such a special one, and am glad I can continue to share these reflections with you: