At the start of 2023, I made a list of goals for Situation Normal. I never used to do this kind of stuff because I used to think that setting goals was for people who were trying a little too hard to “crush it,” without realizing that you should only use a phrase like “crush it” ironically.
Then I met my wife. Christina has a knack for crushing it, whatever it happens to be, and she uses the phrase “crush it” however she pleases. How liberating! What was this woman’s secret? I made a list.
Confidence? ✅
Hard work? ✅
Brains? ✅✅✅
After watching Christina in action, I began to wonder why I wasn’t crushing it. I’m smart-ish, I told myself. And I work hard. Really hard. But then it hit me like a ton of feathers, which hurts just as much as a ton of bricks: I struggle with my confidence.
Christina and I have one of those closed marriages that seem to be out of fashion these days, but we make it a point to keep our lines of communication open. So as I prepared …
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