Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week I just wrapped up a running challenge with a group of high-level guys... While simultaneously finishing a challenge I was running inside Elevation Empire. And damn... Spring came in HOT. Flowers blooming. Allergies firing. Work crazy AF (11 continuous work days). Family life. Physio. Training. Everything happening at once. But having a challenge to complete... And people around me...
6 days ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Hey Carter, This week you turned 8 years old. And what a privilege it's been to be your dad for every single one of those years. ❤️ I still remember you coming into this world. This tiny lil human... All 2.39kg of you. I remember looking at you and realising: I'm responsible for this little guy now. I was scared. Excited. Overwhelmed. And incredibly grateful. Because God had trusted...
13 days ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week, my mom and dad celebrated 39 years of marriage. ❤️ 39 years of love. Laughter. Living. And, knowing life... Probably a fair few moments where they’ve driven each other absolutely fuckin crazy. 😂 But seriously. When I think about their marriage, what stands out to me isn’t that they’ve had an easy life. It’s that they’ve stuck together through some really difficult seasons....
20 days ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This newsletter is late! And honestly... I'm okay with that. Because Saturday I worked 7am–7pm. Sunday... 7am–7pm again. And yesterday afternoon, around 4:30pm... The final bridge girder was installed. And fuck me... What a weekend. 😂 girder install If you've been following along, you'll know I'm currently working on my first bridge project. I've been a Surveyor for 16 years. I've...
25 days ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week Today is Father's Day in Australia... And whenever this day comes around, I think about the moment my life changed forever. 24 September 2018. I'd had a busy day at work. Got home. Went to unlock the front door... And for some fuckin reason, I just couldn't get the key to work. 😂 Nadine heard me struggling from inside. She got out of bed to come help me... And her water broke. Seven...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week nearly fuckin cooked me. If you've been following along, you'll know I'm currently working on my first bridge project in 16 years as a Surveyor. And this week we hit a MASSIVE milestone. We installed the first girders that will eventually carry the new road over the railway line. Pretty fuckin cool. But behind the photos and videos of massive pieces of concrete being lifted...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week, Cassius finished his very first season of soccer... With the Mighty Under 5 RAVENS. Tiny boots. Chaos everywhere. 😂 Kids running in every direction. Sometimes toward the ball... Sometimes definitely NOT toward the ball. But fuck, I loved it... coaching team Because I had the privilege of being not only his coach, but a few more kids, Three years ago, I did the same thing...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week was probably one of the most stressful weeks of my professional career. I've been a surveyor for 16 years. I've worked on roads. Structures. Airports. Bus lanes. But I'd never built a bridge before... Until now. And this week came my first girder installation... girder install From conversations with other surveyors and colleagues in my network, I knew this wasn't a simple...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Let me know what you think of this newsletter please? News of the Week This week reminded me that the greatest investment you can make isn't with your money. It's with your time. Work has been demanding lately, My construction project has ramped TF up. Nadine's workload has been crazy too. By the end of the day, we're both tired. The easy option would've been to crash on the couch, scroll our phones, and promise ourselves we'd do better tomorrow....
2 months ago • 2 min read