Announcing a new perspective on life — billboards to me

I am taking this blog in a slightly different direction moving forward into the future. I enjoy writing a new post every week. It is a labor of love.

Unfortunately, it takes more time than I can dedicate due to other commitments. With that thought in mind, I am simplifying how I generate new content.

I will be sharing what I call “billboards to me”.

This post explains what that means.

Billboards provide helpful information like where you are.

My life was less than rosy a year ago

My life was not going well a year ago. A string of events put me in a bad place.

My old girlfriend and I broke off our long-term relationship. My dad was in the middle of a health crisis. My college basketball team, UVA, experienced the worse loss in NCAA tournament history.

These three things had me in a funk that I couldn’t shake. I was not sure what to do about it.

I decided to try something new. I started writing three “billboards to me”.

UVA’s loss to UMBC last year was a complete disaster.

What in the world are billboards to me?

Simply put they are powerpoint slides with sayings.

Every month I take some time to ponder what I learned. I have shared before how I conduct a monthly personal PMR. I want to improve over time and learn life lessons along the way.

I decided to add “billboards to me” to this process. It is not complicated.

After reflecting, I write the billboards. It is always three.

I tape them on my bathroom mirror. They are visible, and one of the first things I see every morning.

Current billboards to me on my bathroom mirror.

Where did the billboard to me idea come from?