The new year awaits us

There’s a reason why people are so exuberant when they say “Happy New Year!”

January 1 is a reawakening, a fresh start, a clean slate. And we all love that.

As this will be my last newsletter of 2023, I’m taking the opportunity to reflect on the last year and look forward to the next one.

But let me begin by thanking all of you for reading this each week and making suggestions that have become topics that I’ve addressed in writing and videos.

For me, this was a year of joy, challenges, and learning - very often on the same day!

I had the opportunity to work with some amazing clients who are doing impactful work and was honored to play a part in their personal and professional journeys.

It was also a year of some wonderful travel, most notably the three weeks I spent in Vietnam.

As I look towards 2024, below are three attributes I want to focus on in the new year. I hope they can be an important part of your lives as well.

• Curiosity: I learn new things all the time, but want to accelerate that even more, pushing myself out of my comfort zone to further expand my horizons.
• Kindness: In particular, kindness towards myself. I tend to be my own toughest critic and want to treat myself as well as I do others.
• Community: This is where you all come in! The conversations I’ve had with you and others on my LinkedIn page have helped me to broaden my thinking about topics that are critical to us all. The power of many will help us collectively more towards solving the challenges we face.

Once again, thank you for a great year and I’m excited to kick off a new one!

Happy holidays,

Peter