This January, I'm going to share something a little different.
Not advice. Not strategy. Not leadership tips.
Just some reflections – from a year-long challenge I nearly didn't do.
A year ago, I decided to play music every day.
Not because I felt confident. Not because I was ready. But because I was frustrated with myself.
I could play. I always had. And yet years had passed where I simply hadn't.
Life seemed to get in the way. The idea of doing something every day felt heavy. What if I missed a day? What if I stopped? What if I proved to myself that I couldn't follow through?
So I delayed. I told myself I'd start "when things calmed down." When I had more time. When I felt more prepared.
And then one day – I just started.
No announcement. No plan. No audience.
Just me, an instrument, and a commitment to show up – even badly.
What followed was one of the most instructive years of my life. Not because I became a better musician (though I did, a little). But because I learned something about consistency, hesitation, and what it means to stay with something that matters.
Over the next few weekends, I'll be sharing some of what I noticed – about practice, about performance, about how we show up when no one is watching.
I hope it resonates.
