2025 Goals & Focus Areas
My first post of 2025! You’ll probably notice that I didn’t post a “Top Albums” list last year, which is rare for me. I just haven’t been listening to enough new music to justify a blog post. To be fair, I have added new albums to my library in the past year but not as much to make a list. I guess I’m getting old!
Over the month of January I have been working on refining my goals for 2025. I have gone back and forth as to how detailed or deep I want to go with them, but have ultimately settled on three basic areas that I plan to spend my attention on for the most of the year:
Family - Making sure that I’m prioritizing quality time with my family this year. I have dropped a lot of external commitments to make time for them in the evenings and on weekends. I’m also getting better at limiting time on devices after school and in the evenings to focus my attention on my kids.
Cycling - I have mapped out my race/event plan for the year which includes some aggressive goals, including 2x Gran Fondo events in Vancouver this year. I plan on doing a lot of interval training on my trainer during the “off season” (if you can call that in Vancouver) and generally improving my performance on the bike.
Work - I recently took on a new role at work and have moved back into people management, working on the cutting-edge of generative AI and autonomous agents (amongst other cool projects!). I’m really psyched to be joining a great team and working on some new, interesting technologies, while also needing to priorities my family and hobbies above work.
These goals and focus areas will be driving a lot of my decision making throughout the year. I find that I’m going to be deprioritizing taking on new asks/initiatives in my personal life where I can, while also trying to continue to build a network and community. I’m looking forward to spring when cycling season opens and I can join some group rides more frequently!
Enjoying the Coquitlam Crunch with the kids
“Winter” gravel rides in Coquitlam
View from the Salesforce Tower in New York