Guess who’s back…

The last time I read my book cover to cover was about three months prior to publication. That was eight months ago, and I now find myself in a completely different state of mind. My wife read the book just before publication and her feedback was that it’s really good but self indulgent. I didn’t see it that way at the time. After reading it again in one sitting last night my honest assessment is that she’s right (shocker :). It is good. It’s raw, extremely honest and the lessons learned absolutely hold up. But it’s also pretty self indulgent. For eight years Rubrik was my obsession. When I was unceremoniously let go, it created a huge void. Writing the book was like a nine month therapy session that ended with closure. The words poured out of me and are a reflection of my thoughts and feelings at the time. I suppose it needed to be written that way, like a proverbial victory lap. I’ve since rebalanced my life and I’m on to the next thing. The book represents a snapshot captured in time. I’m pretty sure I’ll write another one someday minus the self indulgence. But for now I’ve decided to start a new blog. My previous blog was a bit dark and jaded, which was a reflection of how I felt about myself at the time. In my book I talked about how a happy side effect of my quest for greatness in business, was that I started to evolve as a human in some ways too. In that vein I’m calling the new blog: JQ Rising. Life is suffering and misery and tragedy, but there’s also so much beauty in the world. This blog will be focused on finding light in the darkness, which seems to be all around us these days.