My First 100 Youtube Subscribers

Over the last few months, I’ve been having a go at Youtube, sharing my journey in learning and improving as a chess player. I published this reflection on my first few months (and first 100 subscribers!) and wanted to share it here. If you’re interested in Youtube, or chess, or any sort of creative pursuit […]

Accomplishment in the New Year

A great life is nothing more than a series of days well lived strung together like a string of pearls. — Robin Sharma I’ve always struggled with new year’s resolutions. And I know I’m not the only one. A year is a long time. Along with the fact that it can be hard to stick […]

Goals for 2019

Over the holidays, I started to do some thinking about my goals for this year. My team lead at work has talked to me a number of times about “right to left” thinking, which I’ve found to be very helpful when pondering goals and ambitions. The idea is to start by envisioning the future that […]

Goals update

So I was going to post an update on my goals at the end of January. Oops. But overdue as it may be, here’s the update. My piano playing is coming along nicely. I actually did shoot a video near the end of January, so check that out below. I’ve actually come a long way […]

Goals for 2018

I like to regularly set goals for myself, to help me focus on things that are important to me. Things I want to accomplish. I like them to be “SMART” goals: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, and Time-boxed. I want to be able to evaluate whether I succeeded or failed to meet a goal, keeping in […]

Farewell, 2017. Welcome, 2018!

It’s hard to believe that 2017 is over, and 2018 is upon us! I’ve been reflecting a bit on the previous year, and looking ahead to the year to come. In this post, I want to share some of my rambling thoughts, hopes, and ambitions. I hope that at the very least, it is entertaining […]