Ben Sloot

I’m marching towards 40, just a couple months away in fact.^[1] Last year around my February birthday I stumbled upon the concept of a yearly theme in this video.^[2] I spent the last year with the concept of foundations in the back of my mind. 

I chose to focus on knowledge, health and output. Because the concept of my year of foundations, I believe I successfully stuck to the habits of reading, pursuing a better level of fitness and better health decisions^[3]. 

Last year I built foundations, and this year will be a year of transition. Earlier I mentioned an approaching milestone. The crest of a hill which I will be over soon. I’m excited to be 40 years old^[4]. I love opportunities to reflect and plan a way forward, which is why I celebrate both the recent New Years looking at my personal life, and the annual fiscal year change over at work to look at my professional life^[5]. 

This year I plan to figure out what do I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to transition to sustainable activities by refining my personal health and fitness goals while adding a couple new areas of focus. My areas of focus this year will include:

• Personal health/fitness
• Financial future
• Healthy relationships

I’ll be breaking these down in to goals and providing regular updates here all year.

1. George Washington shares my birthday↩︎
2. via the Cortex podcast↩︎
3. Note the omission of output↩︎
4. I can’t wait to mutter “I’m a fucking 40 year old man” under my breath when I feel disrespected around the house↩︎
5. More on that in October↩︎