Final Email Of 2024 – Taylor Allan

“The struggle to obtain a reward teaches us the reward’s worth, and is thus a crucial part of the reward” – Gurwinder Bhogal

I’m writing to you from the airport as I wait to board a flight to Costa Rica.

I’ll spend the next two weeks deep in the jungle, running a plant medicine retreat for a group of ~20 practitioners.

My plan is to unplug from online work for the next 5-7 days:

To rest, reset, reload, and get ready to come out swinging in 2025.

So, this is it:

Our final email of 2024.

And what a 2024 it’s been.

It’s been a year of less thinking, more doing…

…And as I write this, I’m realizing I haven’t taken time to properly reflect on everything that happened along the way:

Ran ten retreats, including our best summer retreat so far.
Completed a one-month solo retreat.
Launched The Path, built our library to nearly 100 hours of content, and cultivated one of the coolest communities of practitioners I’ve ever been a part of. A genuine honor.
Launched three new courses (Jing, Precision Thinking, and 2k25)
Finally retired DeepGame, and completed my transition out of the basketball world.

That’s a win.

It’s also only the beginning.

In 2024, we laid a foundation.

In 2025, we build.

But first, we rest 🙂

Have an amazing holiday over there, and I’ll meet you on the other side.

– T

P.S. Some quick holiday recommendations before I take off…

Watch: Taylor Sheridan’s Catalogue

I’ve been speed-running his shows over the past two months.

Dude doesn’t miss.

Here’s the order I’d watch them in:

All bangers.

(I also just stumbled across this 5 minute mini-documentary on Sheridan, well worth watching)

Read: Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen

This might be my favorite book of the year.

I plan to read it again during this trip.

(he also has the best Twitter / X feed I’ve come across so far)

Listen: Matters of the Heart Podcast

A former relationship coach of mine, Annie Lalla, just launched a new podcast.

If you want advanced advice from a skilled practitioner who treats relationships as an arena for self-development:

Annie is the best there is.

Highly, highly recommended.

And a final recommendation:

One day during the holidays, sit down with a cup of coffee and a notebook (or your laptop), and spend 60-90 minutes looking back over your year.

Celebrate your wins.

Integrate your lessons.

Leave behind what weighs you down and carry forward what lifts you up.

The insights might surprise you.

I wish you a beautiful holiday.