HAPPY 2023

FRIENDS AND FAM!

I was thinking about how I could edit and create (because that’s what I do 24/7) an insanely cool holiday and New Years card. Then I thought… why don’t I just write what’s on my mind and send it to the people I really f*ing care about. Then I thought.. why don’t I stick it on my blog and lazily send a link 👀

So here’s… exactly that. You’re on the very short list of people receiving this. There are also likely typos. Fyi.

2022 was big year of travel for me. It was a year of saying “yes” to every opportunity that came my way. It seemed like a dream to nonstop travel without paying for it (or being paid to do it) and this is the year I did exactly that … and took EVERY trip.

It meant 2022 was one hell of an adventure. I lived on a bus creating videos for one of the biggest brands in the world, I went to A LOT of conferences and spoke on stage about flying drones, I traveled to 39 cities by June (and then lost track after that), went on 6 cruises with Meatball, broke a Guinness world record while being dressed as a dinosaur at the World Domination Summit, spent a month living in the Bahamas, white water rafted in 39 degree water, saw 57 turtles in 57 minutes while scuba diving in Bonaire, did a roadtrip with my parents, later learned to be a solid pickleball player with my sister in San Diego and flew drones over 1,200 times.

Let’s just say it was a wild year and a wild ride. As a result of launching more podcasts, more channels and reaching and helping millions of people to travel smarter and fly drones, I felt like I lost touch spending time and connecting with the people I really care about. I was everywhere around the world, but absent from a lot of the places and people I love. I’ll raise my hand to admit that even when I WAS with people I love in places I love I was mentally absent. This was a year of a crushing amount of work and I burned out hard.

2023 is a year that I dial back and then dial in on what matters. I’ll purposely travel less and (just) maybe I’ll relax a bit (with a glass of champagne, my rollerblades on and pickleball paddle in hand)… so get ready to hear from me more!

Wishing you A HAPPY 2023!