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A collection of my annual plans and reviews going forward 45 - Re Engage 43 - Disciplined Execution 42 - Rethink 41 - Rebuild Better 40 - Delve Deeper 39 - Live Intentionally

Background Over the past few years, I have taken several stabs at building a Life Plan, inspired primarily by The Art of Manliness and the precursor to Michael Hyatt’s book, Living Forward. With the milestone age of 40 just over the horizon, it feels like a good time to reflect on where I am and refresh my plan for the next 10+ years. To do this, I am asking myself three questions: Who am I? Where do I want to be? What does success look like? In addition to the two above, each year I will be asking myself two additional questions: ...

My Codex Vitae. Inspired by Buster Benson, amongst others. I expect to update this annually at or around the end of the year following which a theme, objectives and metrics to track for the following year will be identified. My Life Plan document is linked here. Beliefs Beliefs about Origins Life was placed on earth by an intelligent designer. This does not preclude the existence of life on other planets/ star systems A young earth is not congruous with the scientific evidence, the Genesis account is best understood as a parable about origins not scientific fact. Beliefs about Faith & Religion Calvinism Vs Arminianism, About Jesus: a real person, Actions and motives trump beliefs up to a certain extent. Inclusion in the in-group is contingent upon holding to a relatively small number of core/essential beliefs (the apostles creed?) Beliefs about Reality Beliefs about the Future

Links to my Year in Reading Posts over the years 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

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Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth - Warsan Shire The Outsider - Albert Camus Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson The Map of Love - Ahdaf Soueif Finally Free: Fighting For Purity with the Power of Grace - Heath Lambert The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How To Change - Charles Duhigg On Writing - Steven King Love At First Click - Laurie Davis The Fault in Our Stars - John Green Everyday is for the thief- Teju Cole On Beauty - Zadie Smith Don’t Tell Mum I work on the Oil Rigs - Paul Carter The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai Frank Sinatra Has A Cold: And Other Essays - Gay Talese Another Man’s War - Barnaby Phillips A Delicate Truth - John le Carré

And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini The Sound of Things Falling - Juan Gabriel Vasquez Fine Boys - Eghosa Imasuen The One: A Realistic Guide to Choosing Your Soul Mate - Ben Young & Sam Adams Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me: A Memoir of sorts - Ian Morgan Cron Networking for people who hate networking - Devora Zack. The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a world that can’t stop talking - Susan Cain The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy

Introduction Several times over the last couple of years, different pieces of my life plan have been documented; seven priorities, three life goals and five core values to name a few. A milestone birthday and the looming end to the year felt like triggers for a thorough review of these various bits and pieces, the objective being to meld these somewhat disparate attempts at building a roadmap for my life into a coherent whole. ...