Looking Back and Forward

jstaplz Podcast

Happy New Year!

The only thing that has changed is the number on the calendar. Your life and my life will continue to remain the same if we choose to live the same way that have been living.

This is why its important to look forward but also look back. When I was a boy, my mother and I would go to the mall and there would be a map of where we currently were located in the mall and we would need to trace our path to the next store we were going to.

Life is like that. We need to be self-aware to know how we got to this point of our life, and wise enough to course correct.

We all have areas of our life that we are wise in and other areas that need improvement.

As for me in 2023, I have accomplished some things I’m proud of. So far I…

1. Grew YouTube by 200 subscribers

2. Started JSP

3. Learned a new department at work

4. I agreed to my second year of Highway

5. I’m coming up on my second year of service at Edward Jones

6. I turned 30 years old

7. I learned what healthy boundaries are and practiced them in my personal relationships

8. I forgave my parents

9. I made peace with not arguing my point

10. I overcame shyness

By God’s grace, I have other things I’m working on, such as…

1. Eat more beans and vegetables

2. Get 1200 ranking in Chess

3. Read the Constitution

4. Read the Quran

5. Read the Church History in Plain English

6. Exercise regularly

7. Write Bible Studies for YouVersion

8. Finish writing books I’ve started

9. Pick up poetry again

10. Practice my aim shooting

11. Plan more dates with wife

12. Wake up at 5am / Go to bed at 9am (no later than 10pm)

13. Perfect metrics and material at work

14. Take on a leadership role at work