Last summer, I set a weird business goal for the year ahead: I wanted to try to play golf or go skiing at least 50 times over the course of the calendar year, starting September 1st.
And you might be thinking, “Dan, that’s not a business goal! That sounds like a personal thing!” But for me, it represented an evolution of my business. I love doing this work because it gives me flexibility to do the things that I love outside of work. But if I’m not actually doing the stuff that I love, it means I’m taking on too much with Inbox Collective.
So it’s the end of the summer, and it’s been a year. How’d I do?
This year I hit 25 days of skiing, and 22 days of golf.
(I tracked everything in a Google Sheet, if you’re curious.)
Yes, I came a little short: 47 days, not 50. But I’m still so happy with that number — it’s more skiing and golf than I’ve ever done in a single year! Plus, I’ve got a kid (who isn’t quite old enough to go skiing or play golf with me, though he did come out a few times to help “drive” the golf cart), so maybe in a year or two, getting to 50 days will be easier.
It’s not easy to make time for big things like this — even once a week was a challenge! But getting so close to the goal means I’m on the right track.
Here’s to more time outside of work, more time for yourself, and more time doing the things that you love.
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That’s Sally and I at lunch at Alta on a spring ski day. Nothing quite like skiing on a Monday instead of working!