General Update
Life got a little busy. After going to Las Vegas I figured out what a great "network" I had. Noticed a lot of friends working really hard but some need a little help. I decided I have time to help them. Bought my business license online and am patiently waiting for it to come in the mail.
I currently have four clients. Mostly working on business and marketing plans. Some for executional purposes and a couple to obtain new investors. It's fun to do as I love strategy and planning. It's also exciting because two of them are outside of the action sports industry. Haven't sat in front of my computer this much in months. Realized how much I enjoy my work. Crazy thing is I have clients lining up. I think it can easily become a full-time job if I so desire.
Trying to get everything that I'm currently working on done by months end. I'm hoping the beginning of March will bring some fun and exciting new challenges. I'd say what they are but I don't want to let the cat out of the bag in case it doesn't come to fruition. Oh but I'm so hoping that it does...
Still exercising like crazy. The more I work the more I find I want to exercise. Been working out, doing Pilates, running more, and playing soccer. I want to enter some running races coming up, so I've been running around the inside of Green Lake at 'race-pace', running around the the inside twice at a medium speed, then running around the outside and up through the dog park into the Zoo at a super slow pace. Training like I did in college.
My co-rec soccer team won it's first game of the new season last Thursday night. Our team won the championship the last two seasons, so GSSL moved us up two divisions. All of our games have been close, we just haven't been able to pull out the wins. The whole team played extremely well the other night. I'm not sure when it happened, as I had a couple good collisions, but I ended up with a big bump on my head and a slight concussion. That evening I couldn't sleep, was dizzy in bed, and threw-up in the middle of the night. It's been awhile.
Still went skiing the next day. After skiing 2, 3, or 4 times a week most of the winter and then not going for 2 weeks, I needed a dose of nature. I also needed to go set up a photo shoot, get lift tickets and lodging dialed in. It was awesome. The mountain air and exercise cleared my head by lunch time. My goggles were a little tight on my welt, but otherwise all was good. Also saw a few friends on the hill and did some fun runs.
Ah what else. Been hanging out trying to better myself for seven months. The money I put aside for this semi-retirement stint is starting to run low. I told myself I wouldn't dip into my "house account" or retirement funds so it's time to get serious about a new salary stream.
Another interesting note, I found an intriguing woman I want to ask out. I haven't really dated anybody for four years. Why? Well my excuse is that I was always traveling, on the road, and the relationships I did have didn't last. So I stopped trying. Once I started to look for something, now that I'm not traveling, I didn't see anything that caught my eye. But all that has changed. Truthfully I'm a little nervous, but a good and excited nervous. Time to ask her out.
The Ski Journal Party was really fun. Great artwork from K2 in the gallery. Great magazine. Also a few friends have been in town. Been going out and networking a lot. Kevin Back of Powder Mag was here, thanks for picking up dinner. Went to a DOE and Utility open house. Cool agency. Few more magazine folk in town this upcoming week. Should be fun.
Okay, time to get back to work on these business plans.