For experts and entrepreneurs who want smart marketing systems that increase their influence, income, and impact. Written by an 🇺🇸 American digital nomad living in 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Caelan started his career as an acrobat in the circus. 🎪 He wrote the book on Marketing Yourself 📙 and is on a mission to help one million people develop a playful attitude about life. ✨
My Annual Review 2024 & New Year's Resolutions 2025
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Hello Reader, For eleven years and counting, every year I have published an Annual Review and my New Years Resolutions on my blog. TL;DR - 2024 was a good year. The highlight was moving to Christchurch. My biggest wins were:
My biggest challenges were:
I kept 2 of my New Years Resolutions from 2024, failed 2, and another 2 met with some success. I selected 4 resolutions for 2025, and my word of the year is Faith. Read my Annual Review 2024 and New Years Resolutions 2025 if you'd like to read my thoughts about the year behind, or the year ahead. I hope that 2025 becomes everything you hope for this year! If you have a Word of the Year, or big commitments you'd like to achieve, hit reply, I'd be honored if you shared your goals with me. |
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For experts and entrepreneurs who want smart marketing systems that increase their influence, income, and impact. Written by an 🇺🇸 American digital nomad living in 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Caelan started his career as an acrobat in the circus. 🎪 He wrote the book on Marketing Yourself 📙 and is on a mission to help one million people develop a playful attitude about life. ✨
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