I hate New Year’s Eve but I love the start of a new year. There’s something powerful about endings and beginnings. You can cast away the past and look ahead. I don’t make resolutions. They never last. I try to prioritize. But also to give myself a break when I make mistakes.

2013 was a year of transition. I moved (and got rid of ½ my stuff). I got new toys to make my life simpler. I regrouped. I started a speaking career on the side. And I got closer to my goal of building StashWall into a world-class company.

I try to spend new year’s at the beach. I drive up to my favorite spot in Malibu and walk barefoot on the sand with the water lapping at my feet. This year, while watching the waves, several schools of dolphins and a whale swam by. There’s something about the ocean that always balances me. It helps set the reset button.

I can’t wait to take on this new year. I’ll try to share more of my journey along the way (but that’s not a resolution…)