As we close out April, this is the first month in 16 years that I look back on a calendar and find that I have had zero travel. It’s almost a little mind-boggling. And I don’t know which is more mind-boggling: the fact that this is the first month I haven’t traveled anywhere since starting this company, or the fact that every other month I’ve always been able to go places and find people to meet, sell, and present to while telling the story of the company.
While it is an unusual time, I find a lot of satisfaction in that this is the most leveling time I have ever found in my life. I’ve spent more time at home, I’ve spent more time with my wife and kids, and I have spent more time thinking about the future and the big picture than really I’ve ever done before. It’s a different kind of month coming to an end, but it also gives me a real sense of satisfaction, both in what I’ve been able to accomplish in the past, and what the outset is for the future.
It’s hard when you live your life with about half of it being on the road to not be on the road. It’s a different feeling. It’s a different pace. But it’s also a little refreshing in that you have time to really analyze and really think through the what and the why in your life.
As we end a month like no month has ever ended for me before, it is both a feeling of great relief and a feeling of being ready to get back out and get after it.