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2024 midpoint goal check-in

Maybe it's because I'm cruising onto the back nine of life, but in recent years I have gained a far greater appreciation for the fast passage of time. Always less of it, gone too fast, but if we're lucky we learn to enjoy it more.

Case in point: 2024, which we are roughly halfway done with.

An apt time (after hyperventilating) to review goals set at the beginning of the year and maximize your best intentions for the back nine of 2024.

Below is a set of questions I'm using to review my own progress and shape how I improve upon those gains.

First, though, a disclaimer: go easy on yourself. This isn't an excuse to beat yourself up, but rather an opportunity to refocus and reprioritize.

1. Have any of your goals changed? If so, why and what are you prioritizing differently now?
2. What circumstances this year have impeded progress toward your goals?
3. What habits or behaviors have slowed you down or gotten in the way at times?
4. What changes can you make (now) that would give you more leverage in achieving your goals?
5. How can you create more momentum (and compounding gains) for the things that are working well?

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Coaching Guinea Pigs

Sharing a link to a recent LinkedIn post I sent (and by recent, I mean the only one I've sent in years...although that might be changing now). I'm looking for coaching guinea pigs for a credential I'm pursuing. I received some great responses already and probably have my allotment booked, but I did want to share here in case there's anyone you know who might resonate with the ask. I was pleasantly surprised with who came out of the proverbial LinkedIn woodwork so far and really excited to try and help some great people work on some important things.

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Links

1. ​Old-timey organ-grinders try to keep pace with modern Mexico City (The Christian Science Monitor): The soundscape of Mexico City is unlike anywhere else in the world. Here's the fascinating cultural backstory behind one of those sounds, which also has its own union. The story offers a window into the lives of Mexico's informal labor force seen through the lens of a ubiquitous touristy cultural institution.
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2. ​What Hunter Biden tells us about America (Edward Luce, FT): It says a lot about the health and motivations of the two major US political parties, which I suppose tells you what you need to know about the US right now. The opening and closing lines of this essay are excellent: It is the universe's little joke that America's first trial of the child of a sitting president began four days after its first conviction of a former president / And the kicker: One of America's potential presidents respects the rule of law. The other does not. Everything else pales in comparison.

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