07/04/2026
When you live an hour away from the largest wildfire in the country, your daily operational problems suddenly look very small.
Right now, the Aspen Acres fire is burning near us in Colorado.
Over 86,000 acres—134 square miles—burned in just a few days. Zero percent containment.
Towns we know well are in the evacuation zone. My wife Valerie was at a retreat five weeks ago in a national historic landmark facility. Today, it’s completely gone.
We spend so much of our time in business stressing over the micro. A broken power query. A delayed email. A server sync issue.
We let these minor frictions dictate our stress levels.
Then a massive fire rips through your state, and you're reminded of what actually matters: the safety of your family, the security of your friends, and the resilience of your community.
It’s easy to get tunnel vision when you’re building a company or managing data systems.
Take a minute today to zoom out. The business problems you’re facing are just logic puzzles. They can be fixed. Appreciate the things that can't be easily replaced.
