The TLDR: Over the past six years, The Ultimate Annual Review guided 45,000+ people around the world through year-end reflection. Like all meaningful transitions, it's time to honor the ending and embrace a new chapter. Our team at Downshift has reimagined the entire experience—shifting from goals…
One year ago today, my father, Mark Schlafman, passed away peacefully at the age of 80 after living with dementia for four years. On this anniversary, I decided to write him a letter expressing what’s alive in me right now. Writing letters, whether to those still with us or…
Yesterday, the Downshift team gathered for our first off-site in Beacon, NY, with the crisp fall breeze and the mountains turning shades of yellow and orange behind us. The leaves crunched underfoot, and the sun cast a warm glow through the cool October air. It was the perfect setting to…