My wife and I set out to make 2015 the year in which we would take control of our lives, or as I call it: design our lives.

Recently, I was talking with some friends and was telling them that designing a life meant that I was going to take control of my time, my money, my motivations, etc. It feels very right to me to say these things, but was quickly confronted with this critical thought: “You sound like a control freak.” -But I’m not.