2010 is now over. it was over 24 days ago. 2010 was a big year for me. many things happened, both good and bad. the biggest piece of news is that my son oliver was born on october 3rd. thus far, my son has been the highlight of my life. being a parent and having a son is much like everyone else describes it, euphoric, hard to describe, wonderful etc. i'm not going to keep going on about how wonderful it is because you'll probably get annoyed with me.
i had a real rough patch in the summer of 2010 as well. i'm not going to get into details mostly because i don't really want to just put it out there for anyone and everyone to read, as i'm kind of embarrassed about it all, but also because you probably don't really care that much. what i will tell you is that i ended up taking a little vacation from life, and had to get my head straight. i was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder which helped me realize a few things about myself. before this, i was doing many things i didn't want to do, and not doing many of the things i did and do want to do. i got to reboot my life, essentially.
various other big and small things happened. i decided to quit school after many failed attempts at finding something that i could excel at. i've decided to pursue a career in the fitness industry as a "9 to 5" type gig, and obviously keep going with cnqst on the side. i think this was probably the best thing i've done for myself in a very long time. it was the first major decision i've made for me with no outside persuasion.
speaking of cnqst, i probably shouldn't admit this, i have no idea what is going on with this brand. i've seen nathan twice, and dylan once since the birth of oliver. the last i heard our merchandise was in a warehouse, it was going to get "shipped soon" and we were going to get a tracking number. as far as i know, none of those two things have happened. but like i said, there hasn't been much contact between myself and the other two (no one is to blame for this, it just hasn't really happened).
i've been thinking a lot about the future of this business over the past month or so. i've got a few things up my sleeve that i think people will be pretty happy with, but the interests of the three of us are changing so rapidly (by the cnqst timeline) that i have really no idea what is going to happen next. i just read this quote by a very talented man named greg washington: "i don't want to be someone you stare at, i want to be someone you look twice at." i think this really embodies what i want our stuff to look like. but that's just me.
i'm really looking forward to getting the ball rolling in 2011. this brand has had a very slow start. but over the next few months things are really going to materialize. our tanner goods collab, from what i understand, is coming along, and i really hope to continue a relationship with those guys. i've got ideas for our next line, but i'm not going to get into that. i've also got a few other out of the box ideas, but you don't get to know about those either.
anyway. i don't really know what the purpose of this post was, other than to just make a post. i hope anyone that reads this blog and knows what cnqst is continues to support the brand and keep in touch.
happy belated new year!
kevin
