At #sxsw for day two - Alan Graham and Larry Smith are telling stories of life change from Community First Village here in Austin. Alan dropped some knowledge on what home is, gotta re-share (mistakes are mine, good parts his).

First #sxsw session was Kasley Killam talking about practical things we can do to break out of the loneliness epidemic and how social health will be as big of a deal as mental health in 10-15 years. Key takeaways:

Kicking off #sxsw by clearing my work & family calendar and settling in for the opening remarks & keynote. Short form updates to come shortly, longform writing at onlynewmistakes.substack.com or onlynewmistakes.com

Are you starting to think about goals for 2025?

Here are a few quick tips, my goals as examples, and all of my support as you plan your new year!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly...

Only new mistakes #63 - follow along on Substack onlynewmistakes.substack.com or LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/... - this issue: making luck and smart luck.

~45 days until the 💩 hits the fan...

Thurgood's CEO recorded a podcast episode of "The way I heard it" with Mike Rowe earlier this week and it will "air" sometime in late January. With almost 850k+ followers on YouTube, and a top 50 podcast on Spotify, this is effectively our SuperBowl ad.

New here, introducing yourself:
* CTO of Thurgood Industries
* before that Eng leader at WP Engine and BazaarVoice
* father of four
* baseball fan (St Louis Cardinals)
* Broadway fan
* board game enthusiast
* long time Austin, TX resident
* originally from Missouri