This year has been transformative—a profound step change in both my life and worldview. As I reflect on 2024, many people have encouraged me to slow down, to “take it easy” now that I’ve supposedly “made it”—whatever that means. But instead of feeling contentment or ease, I find myself pulled in the opposite direction.
Each day, I ask myself: What is the best use of my time? Am I progressing toward the mission I believe I’ve been entrusted with? In that evaluation, I see a world filled with challenges—areas in my life, in the businesses I steward, and in the broader world that need fixing. It’s as if the work ahead has expanded in scale and importance.
As the new CEO of my family group of companies, I feel a growing urgency. These businesses are more than enterprises—they are opportunities to create something enduring. My focus is on solving problems, building scalable systems, and crafting a foundation for multi-generational growth. I’m driven by the conviction that what we build today must endure tomorrow, long after I’m gone.
Through our angel investing, I’ve discovered even more connections between the world’s challenges and the solutions we can catalyze by investing with vision and patience. It’s thrilling and humbling to realize how much impact can be made by simply defining a future worth striving for and committing to the long game.
At the same time, I feel the weight of responsibility to prepare my family—especially my children—to continue and improve upon this mission. The world feels like it’s burning, and I desperately want to do my part to help extinguish the flames, to bring healing, redemption, love, and peace wherever I can. What I’ve been given isn’t just for me. It’s a gift to steward and share.
Now at 43, I find myself at a crossroads of desires and obligations. On one hand, I long to slow down, to savor life and enjoy the fruits of hard work. But on the other hand, I’m gripped by an overwhelming sense of urgency. The years feel shorter, the decades faster. I know my time is limited. My work isn’t just about achieving something in my lifetime—it’s about equipping the next generation to carry the torch, to continue the work and make it better.
This isn’t a mission I can complete alone. It’s one I can only begin, trusting others to take it further. And that’s why, instead of slowing down, I feel compelled to accelerate. There simply isn’t enough time.
That said, balance has been an essential focus for me over the past year. I’ve made strides in spending quality time with my family, prioritizing health, playing sports, and mentoring others. These moments of connection and renewal have given me the strength to face the enormity of the challenges ahead. Still, there are days when I feel anxious or overwhelmed, when the scale of responsibility feels too great.
In those moments, I remind myself to have faith, to take each day as it comes, and to focus on the opportunities and problems placed in front of me. Step by step, the roadmap is revealed, and I’m learning to follow it with faith.
This year has shown me that slowing down may not be in the cards for me—not yet. But finding peace in the pace, purpose in the work, and joy in the journey? That’s the balance I’m striving for.
今年對我來說是充滿變革的一年——無論是我的生活還是世界觀，都發生了深刻的轉變。
回顧2024年，許多人鼓勵我慢下來，“輕鬆一點”，因為他們認為我已經“成功了”——無論這個“成功”意味著什麼。然而，取而代之的是，我並沒有感到滿足或安逸，反而被拉向了完全相反的方向。
每天，我都在問自己：什麼是我時間的最佳利用方式？我是否朝著我相信被託付的使命前進？在這種反思中，我看到了一個充滿挑戰的世界——無論是我的生活、我所管理的企業，還是更廣泛的社會，都有許多需要修復的地方。這種感覺就像是前方的工作不僅擴大了規模，也變得更加重要。
作為家族企業集團的新任首席執行官，我感到日益增長的緊迫感。這些企業不僅僅是業務，它們是創造持久價值的機會。我的重點是解決問題、構建可擴展的系統，並為多代人持續發展打下堅實的基礎。我堅信，今天我們所建立的一切，必須能夠承載未來，即便我已不在。
通過我們的天使投資，我發現了更多世界性問題與解決方案之間的聯繫。我們能透過富有遠見和耐心的投資來促進變革。這讓人既興奮又謙卑——僅僅是定義一個值得努力的未來並承諾長期目標，就能產生如此深遠的影響。
同時，我感受到為家人——尤其是我的孩子們——做好準備以延續並完善這項使命的責任感。世界彷彿在燃燒，而我迫切希望盡我所能來撲滅火焰，帶來治癒、救贖、愛與和平。我所擁有的一切並不僅僅屬於我個人，而是一份需要管理和分享的恩賜。
現在，43歲的我，站在願望與責任的交叉路口。一方面，我渴望慢下來，享受生活，品味辛勤工作的果實；但另一方面，我被強烈的緊迫感所驅使。歲月越來越短，十年彷彿一瞬即逝。我知道自己的時間有限。我的工作不僅僅是完成某些目標，而是為下一代提供裝備，讓他們能夠接續使命，並將其做得更好。
這並不是一個我可以獨自完成的使命。我只能為之開個頭，相信他人將繼續推進它。這也是為什麼我無法放慢腳步，反而感到需要加速前進，因為時間根本不夠用。
儘管如此，平衡仍然是我過去一年中努力的重點。我在與家人共度美好時光、優先關注健康、參加運動以及指導他人方面取得了進展。這些聯繫和復甦的時刻，給了我面對未來巨大挑戰的力量。然而，有些日子，我仍然會感到焦慮或不知所措，當責任的規模超出我所能承擔時。
在那些時刻，我提醒自己要有信心，每天專注於面前的機遇和挑戰。一步一步，路徑逐漸清晰，而我正在學習憑信心去跟隨它。
這一年告訴我，慢下來或許不是我當下的選擇——至少還不是。但在忙碌中找到平和，在工作中找到意義，在旅途中找到快樂？這就是我努力追求的平衡。