The year of 2011 was a strange one for me. It began with me leaving the company I co-founded (9seeds) and striking out on my own once again. It was a hard decision but one that needed to happen and was good for me. I miss my 9seeds friends like crazy, but what is cool is that I think I talk to them more now than ever and we’ve remained good good friends throughout this – and that I’m most thankful for.
I attended 2 WordCamps in 2011 opposed to the more than a dozen the previous year and pretty much just kept very low key. I freelanced and spent time focusing on family and work through 2011 and have had great times with my family this year. I tried a couple of different ventures that didn’t quite work out the way I intended, but at the end of the day they were learning experiences and were very valuable. I don’t have much more to report on 2011 – as I said, LOW KEY.
I’m planning on 2012 being completely opposite of 2011. You can expect to see me at a lot more WordCamps and being much more active online this year. I have a couple of things in the works currently and have some ideas that you should see take form in the next few months and I’m very excited. The “low key” year was good and needed to happen as it gave me a lot of time to think, reflect and realize where I want to focus my energy – and I’m ready to hit the ground running this year.
That’s my update – not much I know, but you can expect a much longer update on January 1, 2013!
Jagger says
Happy New Year Bro! Lots of Love!
shayne says
Thanks buddy – same to you. We need to see each other soon!
Cody L says
See you in Phoenix late Feb?
shayne says
Hey Cody – Hoping so, but nothing definite yet.
shayne says
Cody – No PHX this year but I will be at San Diego in March!