The end of a decade is upon us and as I look back over the past 10 years I would say that I accomplished quite a bit (especially considering that 10 years equates for nearly half of my existence).

Starting off, I survived Y2K. That’s a pretty big deal. And from there on out I obtained my driver’s license and subsequently had my first accident, established my relationship with God, had my second and third car accident and subsequently learned the value of safe driving habits, graduated high school, bought my first lotto ticket and subsequently learned the importance of financial responsibility, graduated college, secured my first real job, bought my first car that wasn’t older than I was, met my future wife and subsequently got married and subsequently lost my virginity, bought my first brand new car (thanks to Cash for Clunkers) and subsequently obtained my first car payment and subsequently learned how content I can be driving a used vehicle.

All of that and more in the last ten years. So, what have you done?

Those four words could not be further from the truth.

Josh and I both grew up in the same church. He’s about 6 or 7 years older than me. And over the past, probably 7 years, Josh has been so much more to me than just an acquaintance. He has been my youth pastor, my mentor, my ministry leader, my boss, and above everything else, he has been my friend.

Josh has taught me how to be a leader. He has taught me how to dream big, and then chase those dreams. And as far as individuals investing in my life goes, outside of my parents, Josh has by far made the largest.

He now lives in Georgia, and I miss him and his family a lot. In fact, the night we helped them pack up, I didn’t even make it to my car before crying like a baby.  But thankfully, due to technology, I can still keep up with what’s going on in his life and he is still able to invest in me via his blog.

I hope that everyone is so lucky to have a man like Josh in their life… if not, there’s always blog.joshclark.me.