The tl;dr highlight version of this past quarter is:
· I got SMILE eye surgery (best decision ever)
· Left Bali and moved to Phnom Penh
· Video Husky has a new website and grew 70% revenue wise compared to last quarter
· Studied 143 hours of Japanese (much harder than French was)
· Launched this blog
With that said, life’s more than just the highlights so I also wanted to share three big lessons that I’ve learned in the past quarter.
If there’s one word that can summarize this past quarter, it’s stressful.
Moving from Chiang Mai to Bali with three weeks in Hong Kong as well as making two additional side trips was stressful. Juggling my time to so I could be with all the people who I care about in each place was stressful. Striving, but not reaching the goals I had original set for Quarter 1 was stressful.
And a result of that stress, I feel regret.
In Quarter 4 of 2018 I set five goals:
· Write 10 Medium Posts
· Use Contactually (software) to help me keep in touch with people who I care about
· Grow Video Husky to $50k MRR
· Practice 50 hours of salsa
· Study 100 hours of Japanese
The biggest thing that happened for me this past quarter was moving down to Chiang Mai…and while it’s still early days, so far it’s been everything that I’ve hoped for.
I chose to leave Hong Kong because after almost two years of living there, I just felt like I didn’t fit. Between having friends and family around me, a great apartment and ample football opportunities — on paper I had everything necessary for a great life…but it just wasn’t right.
