I wrote more than ever before—65 Substack posts, 25 articles for Hill Media Group, and expanded content across my photography site. Traffic increased 500-600% in the last quarter, and I discovered that writing energizes me in ways video has struggled to lately. I gained 12 new clients at Hill Media Group, launched Site Nitro, added nearly 1,300 students to my online courses, and grew both YouTube channels to a combined 230,000+ subscribers with over 3.3 million views between them.

Beyond work, I hit my 3,000-mile cycling goal on December 26th, coached my oldest son’s baseball team after he asked me to return, and spent more time in Scripture than any year before. The running goal didn’t happen—injury and illness limited me to 261 of a planned 500 miles. Some years you hit the target; some years you keep moving anyway.