Good Bye 2017, I Barely Knew Ya!

Dec 29

Dec 29 Good Bye 2017, I Barely Knew Ya!

Ok, I'll admit it, you were right. To all of those folks who told me (when I was younger) that time speeds up as you age - you were right! Where the hell did 2017 go??? And 2016 for that matter...

I think this impression that time has sped up is only exacerbated by the digital age - social media, 24/7 news cycles and the like. What those sage elders would have said if they were around today is that time seems to fly by naturally - but goes to warp speed in this connected world - as you age.

I hit the ripe old age of 48 on December 16. If we were living in 1900, I would already be past my life expectancy! So I guess the rest is just bonus time, and I certainly don't want that bonus time to fly by quietly! Do not go gentle into that good night - written by poet, Dylan Thomas. Thomas, of course, died at 39.

So what happened in 2017? Here are some month by month highlights (Most of the links are to pictures)

January: Preparation for the big business transition.
January: Twice weekly workouts continue with my favorite torturer (I mean trainer) Nat Holmes.
February: Krull & Company became Earth Equity Advisors - our new Registered Investment Advisory.
February: I traveled to Buffalo (yes it snowed) to visit with my Aunt Doris who was in failing health.
March: Melissa and I spent the month in beautiful Ojochal, Costa Rica.
April: Reacclimate to Asheville after a month away.
April: My buddy Richie Clinger visited for a great long weekend.
May: Melissa gave a great talk at Asheville Science Tavern on CRISPR CAS-9.
June: Melissa and I traveled to Colorado for my cousin's wedding and to hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.
July: Melissa and I enjoyed our 21-day vegan cleanse.
July: Continued my bi-weekly Mastermind call with Robert, Andy and Scott. We've been talking every two weeks for about six years now!
July: We started redecorating the house, including adding a new window.
August: I published my blog on Greenwashing and Responsible Investment Management.
August: Enjoyed coffee with my friend Mark Collins, a fellow Buffalonian living in Asheville
August: My city-league volleyball team won the summer league championship!
August: Melissa and I traveled to Georgetown, South Carolina to view the eclipse. The weather didn't cooperate, so we ended up at Lake Hartwell...where it was cloudy too.
September: I leased my new Chevy Bolt electric car.
September: I ran a 5k in Charlotte with my family in support of the Isabelle Santos Foundation. ISF is supporting neuroblastoma research which our cousin Sam Rosebrock is fighting.
October: Earth Equity Advisors' fourth annual Speaker Series featuring a conversation with Katharine Wilkinson, lead author of Drawdown and John Sutter of CNN
October: I visited Washington, DC for the Trust Company of America annual conference.
October: Melissa and I celebrated our 13th anniversary by enjoying lunch at the Pisgah Inn, treating ourselves to a spa day at Spa Sensibilities and a champagne toast with friends at A Capella
October: My favorite nephew, BJ visited Asheville with his daughter, my grand-niece, Ella. We played tour guides, including visiting Gingers Revenge!
October: Earth Equity Advisors hits our 2017 goal to reach $65 million in assets under management.
November: I visited all of the EEA markets, Savannah, Atlanta and Roanoke. I also had lunch with one of my best friends, David Herdlinger.
November: Earth Equity Advisors accepted into Trust Company of America's MMX program - our socially and environmentally responsible portfolios are now available for all advisors who use TCA as a custodian.
December: After an exhaustive search, Earth Equity Advisors hired Kelsey Rosen as our new Marketing & Client Service Coordinator.
December: Celebrated my birthday with friends, Randy & Franzi Talley and cousins, Tim & Nancy Rosebrock at my favorite restaurant, The Market Place with Chef William Dissen
December: Melissa and I spent Christmas on St Simons Island, Georgia with our good friends, Ray Miller & Diane Knight.
December: Earth Equity Advisors finishes off the year with $70 million in client assets A Great year!!!

Wow, no wonder 2017 flew by!!!

What will 2018 bring? Well, we never know, but I do believe that we can manifest what we want in our life - Living intentionally matters! I look forward to more love, joy, good health and opportunities. Time with family and friends (and our kitties). Travel. Continued business success. Peace. Laughing. Did I say travel?

I am grateful for all of the wonderful people in my life - Melissa, Buster & Savannah (the kitties - and yes they are people), friends (you know who you are), family, employees, clients and business associates, and those of you who I have not met yet. Thank you all for everything that you bring into my life.

Peter Krull

Peter Krull founded Krull & Company in 2004 because he wanted to give investors an opportunity to invest with their values. He believes in the importance of empowering people to be changemakers through responsible investing. He currently is accepting select new clients: high-net-worth individuals, trusts, non-profit endowments and customized small-business retirement plans. An outspoken advocate for the environment and social issues and a well-known figure in the green business community, Pete truly walks the walk. He believes in giving back to his communities and has served a number of different roles: Chair of MountainTrue, the premiere environmental non-profit in Western North Carolina. Advisory Board of TEDx Asheville Advisory Board of EarthShare Georgia Former Board Member of Science Museum of Southwest Virginia Former Board Member The Center for a Sustainable Coast Former Board Member Hospice of the Golden Isles. Pete regularly gives talks on responsible investing, green living and motivation. For more information visit our Speakers Bureau. He writes a column for Valley Business FRONT in Virginia and Mountain Xpress in Asheville as well as being featured in numerous magazines. He was selected as a 40-under-40 business leader by the Savannah Business Report & Journal in 2009. Pete and his wife Dr. Melissa Booth, a microbiologist and author, live in Asheville, NC with their two cats, Savannah and Buster.

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