Member-only story
My Shameless New Life Rules for 2022
Borrow a few killer ideas for yourself.
The last two years have been some of the toughest in history.
The global health crisis is far from over. What comes next is the financial fallouts from all of the devastation — that’s what is missed.
With that backdrop in mind, it pays to set rules for the new year. I’m changing things up a lot. Perhaps you can borrow one of these ideas.
Have teenage fun
I’m way too freaking serious. I write like I’m Superman saving the world, and I know it. Business is fine. Writing is fine. Social media is fine.
When you become too driven, though, you lose the plot.
In 2022 I’m going back to my teenage years. I’ve booked tickets to an electronic dance music festival called “Ultra.” I want to revisit my musical roots. I want to teleport back to behind the turntables. I want to experience the euphoria of a beat drop on a sound system that can go louder than a Jumbo Jet (I’ll be wearing earplugs of course).
The in-laws are on their way over too. They can’t speak English. They’ve both had severe health problems lately. I want to show them a good time without alcohol. This will be the first time they see their daughter married to a strange…
