actively CREATING
Passion projects beyond the day job…
Formula 1 e-course designed to help get new and old fans up to speed with the sport in 2025. Fast.
DONE lite-touch pulse surveys and guerilla market research to define an F1 e-course opportunity
DONE learned Canva to create a 60+ page presentation I’m proud of
DONE learned Loom to record me giving the presentation
DONE reconfigured and rearranged my office for a more efficient tech setup with a fun backdrop
WIP learning Descript with Underlord AI to edit my Loom recording via transcript
TO DO learn Stan.Store (or similiar) for creating the landing page and course materials
TO DO social media marketing experiments to get just 200 of the 800M+ F1 fans to ‘buy me a coffee’ for this course
Blog for life and career growth inspiration — a slow release of my handwritten reflections (with videos)
Currently CONSUMING
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris
Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
Lila by Robert M. Pirsig
APpETITE FOR NEXT
learning how to create an AI Agent — I’ve got various product ideas in mind, but first I want to tinker
setting up Wordpress gwilsonswork.com as a new home for everything seen here on SquareSpace
launching pilot of my “Hey! I’ve got a question…” podcast concept — I’ve recorded some already
Read This Is Strategy by Seth Godin
retroactively writing Blog posts for my guest appearances in podcasts and comedy shows
merging my 2010 “For Better GENiUS” comedy-philosophy blog into this Blog
Memory dividends from the past year
In order of most recently achieved…
two low-key visits to Christchurch in two months to prove to myself that travel doesn’t need to be ‘big’
120-day sober challenge
driving Kiwibank’s first-ever Accessibility test of their digital banking experience by partnering with Access Advisors — a career goal I finally made come true
becoming a dual New Zealand citizen ← read more about my journey
hiking the 20km Tongariro Alpine Crossing over Mount Doom with my wife and parents
playing my first Touch Rugby pick-up game with the local club — scratched the curiosity itch!
‘retiring’ from stand-up and improv comedy production and performing after 3 years, such as The Dice Show NZICF24, POINTS! A Comedy Panel Game Show for Humans Being (pilot), This Might Get Weird
Books from the past year
In order of most recently completed…
Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 by Will Buxton
Sir Lewis by Michael E. Sawyer
A Good Leadership Book by Dan Lake
The Collectors by David Baldacci
Atomic Habits by James Clear (a second time)
The 4–Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
If this ‘Now’ page concept has you intrigued, I encourage you to see Derek Sivers.