What I’m doing NOW
As of 28 Aug 2025…
- Writing things worth sitting with on Then It Clicked! (via Substack while I get this WordPress site shaped up after 7-yrs on Squarespace)
- Running marketing experiments for my Formula Fast Track e-course to help get you up to speed with Formula 1
- Configuring this WordPress site after seven years on Squarespace
- 👉 see more on LinkTree
Appetite for next
- Trialling in-person F1 explanation events as an alternative to direct course sales — I love being on stage, explaining things, and Formula 1 so let’s go!
- Creating a e-course on how to create an e-course based on what I’ve learned, so you too can turn what you know into something shareable
- Releasing my pilot “Hey! I’ve got a question…” podcast – possibly as a rebrand of my Everyday Experiences Podcast
- Retroactively adding Blog posts for my various guest appearances
- Merging my 2010 “For Better GENiUS” comedy-philosophy blog into here
Memory dividends
What I’ll remember forever from the past year:
- Changing up the scenery with trips to Melbourne, Christchurch (twice), Lake Tekapo, and Timaru
- 120-day sober ‘experiment’ = Success! I’ve had no drinks for 85% of the year to date.
- Delivered the bank’s first-ever accessibility test of our digital banking UX
- Became a dual New Zealand citizen (read about my journey here)
- Hiked the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (20km) over Mount Doom with family
- Scored tries in my first Touch Rugby pick-up game
- ‘Retired’ from my 3yrs of producing and performing in stand-up and improv comedy shows, such as The Dice Show NZICF24, POINTS! A Comedy Panel Game Show for Humans Being (pilot), This Might Get Weird
Book Goals
What I’m currently reading for insight and fun…
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
- Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris
- Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
- Lila by Robert M. Pirsig
- [and I might start another Baldacci soon]
Because I set my sights on reading 6+ books in 2025, which have been…
- Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres
- It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be by Paul Ardern
- 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
🔖 This page exists to see the ‘big picture’ of what I’m up to now (and why you don’t probably see me as much outside of these things). Thanks, Derek!