If you like my blog and are curious about what I’m working on, here’s the latest, updated on Mar 25.2025. Note that the list goes from business doings to personal. Enjoy.
Business Doings:
- New mantras — last year’s business mantra was Focus, which I now have handled. In other words, I know exactly what I should do to grow my company: video and email marketing. This year’s business mantra is Simplify + Decelerate. Because what’s left now is to cut the fat from my existing business systems, then take things slowly following them. As in, think more about what content I’m putting out and how it can best garner attention.
- Medium pivot — since everything these days is moving away from written content, I have deprioritized it. Instead, I’m doubling down on turning my articles — and my ideas in general — into YouTube videos. I prefer to continue playing blogger, but it’s either aligning with the market’s demands or being thrust into irrelevancy.
- Product updates — I am doing a giant update of all my books and courses, practically remaking them from the ground up. It should be done by late-2025.
- Changing my relationship with business — I’m trying to work fewer hours and with fewer 1-on-1 coaching clients than usual (yes, I know this is a privilege). I still love my work, but I am trying to transition from seeing it as “special” and an art form to something that, while often fun and enjoyable, is mainly there to pay the bills. I’m also trying to attach less self-esteem to business success in general. That part is tough, given that I, for a long time, believed that the amount of such success directly determines my self-worth.
Personal Doings:
- I’m taking reading more seriously. For the past year, I was so focused on business growth that I rarely sat down to read.
- I’m in my third year of learning Russian. Hopefully, by the end of 2025, I’ll be high-conversational or C1. Once I achieve that, I’ll probably start learning German or Ukrainian (or both) more seriusly.
- I’m learning how to cook better. My favorite resource so far is CookWell. I’ve probably made about half of their recipes in 2024 alone lol.
- I’m taking care of my guinea pig, Chewie. I also recently bought another guinea pig I named Katyusha (Катюша). Nothing political, I just like the name.
- As last year, I’m still actively working on gaining muscle. However, I am slowly transitioning from using mere gym machines to doing functional exercises and compound movements (deadlifts, squats, bench and overhead presses, chin-ups, etc.). Mainly following the Starting Strength method with some minor adjustments.
- I took a deep dive into politics. While sometimes frustrating, it’s been a lot of fun so far. My current position is pretty much that of a typical social liberal.
- Bought my first home with my girlfriend of 7 years this January. Decided to eventually have kids after years of hating the idea and hating kids in general.